Ikue Mori | "I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wanted to get out and see what was happening. I just happened to stay here then."

"I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wanted to get out and see what was happening. I just happened to stay here then."

Ikue Mori, Japanese Musician

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"I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wanted to get out and see what was happening. I just happened to stay here then."

"I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wanted to get out and see what was happening. I just happened to stay here then."

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"Come to think of it, the way I play is like a drum machine- very mechanical."

Machine

"Mars is really different, into art. Lydia Lunch is more energy. James Chance is more commercial in a different way, in funk and jazz. They were all doing original things, trying to create their own sound and music. I think they're all great."

Art

"I got tired of different drum sounds so you buy different effects for more manipulation."

Manipulation

"With a rock band, you play the same things over and over and over."

Play

"Because it's dance music, you can't really have a lot of changing in there. It's really not for me because there's too much repetition. I like more diversity."

Music

"Actually, there was another band where we were three girls, around '84 when I met John Zorn, called Sunset Chorus. It was just bass and drums and guitar- we didn't make any records but we played a lot of different clubs in New York."

Girls

"The most important thing is that it's much more fun to play in a band than to be in an audience in a club. That's the main thing I think, that you can do it."

Fun

"The way I create music is maybe like a painting, to compose in a more visual way. Basically it's the music that I want to hear- that's my inspiration and bottom line. I just try to get ideas from books, movies, paintings."

Music

"Somebody gave me this drum machine and somebody else asked me to program something for a project. I really liked programming and I was really interested in using the drum machine."

Machine

"I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wanted to get out and see what was happening. I just happened to stay here then."

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"When I was filming 'The Haunting Hour', my co-stars Emily Osment, Brittany Curran and I paid a visit to a haunted house - all dressed up as vampires! We really confused the workers."

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"There were the phone calls and Elvis had asked me to visit him in Los Angeles. This was in 1962."

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"I was born not too far from Minneapolis, so it's nice to come back and visit."

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"I was in Kashmir last weekend. Went to visit one of my sweaters."

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"I was fortunate enough to visit a lot of beautiful places around the world. The most astonishing and memorable experiences were my trips to Africa and Australia."

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"I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wanted to get out and see what was happening. I just happened to stay here then."

Visit

"Come to think of it, the way I play is like a drum machine- very mechanical."

Machine

"Mars is really different, into art. Lydia Lunch is more energy. James Chance is more commercial in a different way, in funk and jazz. They were all doing original things, trying to create their own sound and music. I think they're all great."

Art

"I got tired of different drum sounds so you buy different effects for more manipulation."

Manipulation

"With a rock band, you play the same things over and over and over."

Play

"Because it's dance music, you can't really have a lot of changing in there. It's really not for me because there's too much repetition. I like more diversity."

Music

"Actually, there was another band where we were three girls, around '84 when I met John Zorn, called Sunset Chorus. It was just bass and drums and guitar- we didn't make any records but we played a lot of different clubs in New York."

Girls

"The most important thing is that it's much more fun to play in a band than to be in an audience in a club. That's the main thing I think, that you can do it."

Fun

"The way I create music is maybe like a painting, to compose in a more visual way. Basically it's the music that I want to hear- that's my inspiration and bottom line. I just try to get ideas from books, movies, paintings."

Music

"Somebody gave me this drum machine and somebody else asked me to program something for a project. I really liked programming and I was really interested in using the drum machine."

Machine

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"I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wanted to get out and see what was happening. I just happened to stay here then."

Author Name

Personal Development

"When I was filming 'The Haunting Hour', my co-stars Emily Osment, Brittany Curran and I paid a visit to a haunted house - all dressed up as vampires! We really confused the workers."

Author Name

Personal Development

"There were the phone calls and Elvis had asked me to visit him in Los Angeles. This was in 1962."

Author Name

Personal Development

"I was born not too far from Minneapolis, so it's nice to come back and visit."

Author Name

Personal Development

"I was in Kashmir last weekend. Went to visit one of my sweaters."

Author Name

Personal Development

"I was fortunate enough to visit a lot of beautiful places around the world. The most astonishing and memorable experiences were my trips to Africa and Australia."

Author Name

Personal Development