It's good to get away from the editing suite. It's very unhealthy to be sitting in front of the screen for too long.
Christian MarclayEvery person's remembering will be different. That engagement is important, I think.
Christian MarclayRecord Without A Cover' was about allowing the medium to come through, making a record that was not a document of a performance but a record that could change with time, and would be different from one copy to the next.
Christian MarclayIt was part of a financial situation. I could only afford records in thrift stores. Then you could find wonderful things, but now everything is a collectible. I like the recycling idea --using the stuff that people don't want anymore, and make new music out of it. There was an element of looking back and listening to your parents' records and doing something with that stuff. Sort of acknowledging the past while rejecting it at the same time.
Christian Marclay