Music My concept when making music is that there is no border between music and noise. Ryuichi Sakamoto 28
Music I was aware of that theme of mortality in my music since around 2009. The decaying and the disappearance of the piano sound is very much symbolic of... Ryuichi Sakamoto 60
Natur Music is like nuclear plants. In a way, it's true! Music is totally artificial. Still using some material from nature, a piano is assembled with... Ryuichi Sakamoto 29
Death I used to know things intellectually, but now I feel them. Now I feel that my body is part of nature, so being sick is just a process of nature, and... Ryuichi Sakamoto 35
Future Hopefully, we will become a stronger democratic society and avoid falling into xenophobia. Hopefully, we build good relationships with our neighboring... Ryuichi Sakamoto 27
Christmas Just recently, I thought about how maybe I should have kept using the synthesisers more after 'Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence'; then, I would have... Ryuichi Sakamoto 25
Christmas When we went to see the first rough cuts of 'Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence,' I fell to the floor because my acting was so bad. I wrote music to... Ryuichi Sakamoto 28