I've done a lot of operas. I've probably done more different kind of operas than anybody.
Tod MachoverI think that one of the things about music is it's supposed to be spontaneous, it's supposed to be real human beings bouncing off of each other whether its from the stage or to the audience, or jamming with friends.
Tod MachoverWorks of art should be stimulating. They should wake people up rather than acting like a sedative.
Tod MachoverWhy does every society seem to want to make music when it often seems like kind of a frill.
Tod MachoverMusic seems to stimulate more parts of our mind than almost every other activity. It combines more parts of our minds. It synchronizes our minds. It allows people in groups to do a non-verbal immediate activity together.
Tod MachoverI think from age 13, 14, 15, I thought, yes, this rich studio produced music is the future, but it can't be the future to go run away into the recording studio. How can we take that kind of complexity and richness and make it possible for people to touch it and play it live. That's what hyperinstruments are.
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