48 Quotes by Thomas Dolby

That record actually got a lot of recognition in Europe, but it was lost in the shuffle in the States. I keep running into people, most recently the president of a major record company, who say it's one of their favorite albums of all time.

I'm actually more interested in the other half of the world, because I wouldn't like to be excluded from any of this technology.

In a way, my role now is to shift into the next set of tool, which is virtual reality and interactivity. That to me is very enticing.

I never really intended to take 10 years away from the music business.

If you think back to the '70's, there were these new tools, with very few people using them in pop music. There's a real parallel with that now.

If you're Take That for example, you don't need to be seen in the studio. But they have their own fans, and their fans would like a way to get closer.

But it really took this long for me to be able to take a breather from it and come back to music which was always my first love.

I build the songs up from scratch. Sometimes I start off with just a click, then add a drum beat, bass line and guitar sounds. When I've got the groove going, I'll eventually go into the song and sing it over the top.

It isn't cool to abuse the ability to swing.