So evidently music was a killer app and is a killer app for computer and the Internet; it just took the tech industry a long time to hear that message.

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From a technical point of view, there seemed to me to be absolutely no reason...

From a technical point of view, there seemed to me to be absolutely no reason...

Then I have a head mounted display which actually was designed for the military to...

Then I have a head mounted display which actually was designed for the military to...

So a more sensible thing it seemed to me was to go to Silicon Valley...

So a more sensible thing it seemed to me was to go to Silicon Valley...

At the same time, one of the things I noticed was that the moment there...

At the same time, one of the things I noticed was that the moment there...

So evidently music was a killer app and is a killer app for computer and...

So evidently music was a killer app and is a killer app for computer and...

The hardware manufacturers, game designers, cable companies and computer companies and, in fact, film studios...

The hardware manufacturers, game designers, cable companies and computer companies and, in fact, film studios...

I started looking at small companies that were running a sort of virtual reality cottage...

I started looking at small companies that were running a sort of virtual reality cottage...

The man who never dreams, goes slowly mad.

The man who never dreams, goes slowly mad.

I was desperate really for people not to accuse me of coldness. It was taboo.

I was desperate really for people not to accuse me of coldness. It was taboo.

From a technical point of view, there seemed to me to be absolutely no reason...

From a technical point of view, there seemed to me to be absolutely no reason...

I've been out on the periphery.

I've been out on the periphery.

The hardware manufacturers, game designers, cable companies and computer companies and, in fact, film studios...

The hardware manufacturers, game designers, cable companies and computer companies and, in fact, film studios...

Well, you know, I mean, I first did my live shows in the late 70's...

Well, you know, I mean, I first did my live shows in the late 70's...

Its been over 15 years since I toured... over 12 years since I did any...

Its been over 15 years since I toured... over 12 years since I did any...

The other thing I felt was that the philosophical concept behind the experiences also looked...

The other thing I felt was that the philosophical concept behind the experiences also looked...

The man who never dreams, goes slowly mad.

The man who never dreams, goes slowly mad.

So I'll set a cycle in motion and pop it into record and I'll lay...

So I'll set a cycle in motion and pop it into record and I'll lay...

I was very pleased to find that once I had records out music videos were...

I was very pleased to find that once I had records out music videos were...

The games industry is already bigger than the music industry, and its mainly directed at...

The games industry is already bigger than the music industry, and its mainly directed at...

So a more sensible thing it seemed to me was to go to Silicon Valley...

So a more sensible thing it seemed to me was to go to Silicon Valley...