“Out of doing all that experimentation with sound I decided I wanted to do it with live musicians. To take repetition, take music fragments and make it live. Musicians would be able to play it and create this kind of abstract fabric of sound.” KindPlayWould BeAbleWantedSoundMusicianDecidedAbstractFabricRepetitionFragmentsExperimentation Author:Terry Riley
“I had always been more interested in playing and improvising than sitting down at a desk and writing out a piece. I'd always found it more fun to play, and the other a little bit tedious. I always had trouble with the decisions.” WritingLittlesPlayFoundFunBitsDecisionPiecesTroubleLittle BitSittingDesksTediousSitting DownImprovising Author:Terry Riley
“I really didn't have a plan, I just went in and started playing. one of my specialties was to be able to play for a really long time without stopping and I would play these repeated patterns for hours and hours and I wouldn't seem to get tired.” LongPlaySeemsAbleHoursPlansLong TimeTiredPatternsStoppingReally LongSpecialty Author:Terry Riley
