97 Quotes by Jean-Michel Jarre

I wanted to find a bridge between Musique Concrete, electro-acoustic music, and proper rock music.

Governments can help support European music by promoting public awareness that when people take music that doesn't belong to them, they undermine the future of those very artists whose work they enjoy.

The characteristic of 'Oxygene' is a mixture of innocence and ambition, of trying to do something different in a different way.

Early music in all kinds of movements is always a mixture of innocence and ambition.

If music is to continue to support the livelihoods of artists, it cannot be taken without the permission of artists.

When I began making electronic music, the only thing I was thinking about was creating music that I really liked. I didn't think about what effect it would have; I was busy doing it.

Music is the backbone of my shows.

One of the first things I created was music for the Paris opera's ballet troupe. That was the first time that electronic music was played at the opera. I really like the relationship between the music and the choreography.

When I compose an album, I don't think about how to adapt it on stage.