Quotes from Ryuichi Sakamoto

Time in our universe is always one way: no going back, no reverse. In music, you can reverse it!

Art is often defined as a famous masterpiece in a gallery, and we are meant to visit the work and view it to appreciate it. But that is not all there is.

For making music for myself, I just need to be happy. I'm the producer, the director, and the listener.

For me, change doesn't happen on a linear basis; it zig-zags back and forth.

I have to follow my instinct and intuition and curiosity.

I wanted to hear sounds of everyday objects - even musical instruments - as things.