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19 quotes by Robert Moog

Robert Arthur "Bob" Moog Born (1934-05-23)May 23, 1934 New York City Died August 21, 2005(2005-08-21) (aged 71) Asheville, North Carolina Nationality American Alma mater Queens College, New York (B.S., Physics, 1957) Columbia University (B.S.E.E.) Cornell University (Ph.D., Engineering Physics, 1965) Occupation Electronic music pioneer, inventor of Moog synthesizer Entrepreneur Spouse(s) Shirleigh Moog (m. 1958; three daughters, one...
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Everything has some consciousness, and we tap into that. It is about energy at its most basic level.

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Other kids went out and beat each other up or played baseball, and I built electronics.

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I was never worried that synthesizers would replace musicians. First of all, you have to be a musician in order to make music with a synthesizer.

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When a pianist sits down and does a virtuoso performance he is in a technical sense transmitting more information to a machine than any other human... →

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I happen to think that computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of cat-gut which was a long time ago.

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I'm an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers... They use my tools.

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Leon Theremin's original designs are elegant, ingenious and effective. As electronics goes, the theremin is very simple. But there are so many... →

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To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off.

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The mini-Moog was conceived originally as a session musician's axe, something a guy could carry to the studio, do a gig and walk out.

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One always has to remember these days where the garbage pail is, because it's so easy to make sounds, and to put sounds together into something... →

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There are confirmed stories of people who can break instruments and cause them to fail by walking in a room. I'm the opposite - I can walk into a... →

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I had been building electronic musical instruments since I was a kid.

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I'm finishing building a house and setting up a shop to build custom electronical musical instruments.

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