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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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...

So Ill set a cycle in motion and pop it into record and Ill lay...

So Ill set a cycle in motion and pop it into record and Ill lay...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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...

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...