Robert Moog Quotes

When a pianist sits down and does a virtuoso performance he is in a technical sense transmitting more information to a machine than any other human activity involving machinery allows.

I was never worried that synthesizers would replace musicians. First of all, you have to be a musician in order to make music with a synthesizer.

Everything has some consciousness, and we tap into that. It is about energy at its most basic level.

I happen to think that computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of cat-gut which was a long time ago.

Part of what I do is a craft, but part of what I do is a science. And I guess the craft comes in knowing what science to use and what science not to use.

I'm an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers... They use my tools.

What inspires me is not so much the music as the opportunity to interact with composers. I think that has driven everything I've done.

To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off.

My training as an engineer has enabled me to design the stuff, but the reason I do it is not to make music but for the opportunity to work with musicians.

I had been building electronic musical instruments since I was a kid.

Other kids went out and beat each other up or played baseball, and I built electronics.

By the time I got to building synthesizers, I had perhaps 20 years experience building electronic musical instruments.

The point is that I don't design stuff for myself. I'm a toolmaker. I design things that other people want to use.