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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The man who never dreams, goes slowly mad.

The man who never dreams, goes slowly mad.

The games industry is already bigger than the music industry, and it's mainly directed at...

The games industry is already bigger than the music industry, and it's mainly directed at...

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...

I've been out on the periphery.

I've been out on the periphery.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

It was supposed to be a year or two just to refresh my batteries, but...

It was supposed to be a year or two just to refresh my batteries, but...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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...