So I'll set a cycle in motion and pop it into record and I'll lay down a drum pattern, a bass line, a keyboard and guitar part, and once the groove is going I launch into the song and sing…

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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...

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 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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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've been out on the periphery.

I've been out on the periphery.

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...

It's been over 15 years since I toured... over 12 years since I did any...

It's been over 15 years since I toured... over 12 years since I did any...