“I was really a big fan of Loveless. At [the time it came out], I made music that was not too far away from [what they were doing], but we were stuck in Austria. There was no way to get attention from the outside world. Maybe it's a generational thing.” WorldWayMadeBigsAttentionFansStuckFar AwayOutside WorldAustriaLoveless Author:Christian Fennesz
“I hate the idea of repeating myself. I need new perspectives and challenges for each project, and I'm very happy that many people are able to follow me without any problem.” PeopleNeedsIdeasProblemAbleHateChallengesPerspectiveProjectsI HateVery HappyFollow MeNew Perspective Author:Christian Fennesz
“For me, noise is not something I use to shock, or because it's funny, or weird, or whatever. I use it because I find it beautiful.” UseBeautifulNoiseShock Author:Christian Fennesz
“For me, there is a strong hypnotic power in noise-music, and that's something I don't want to leave out of my music anymore.” WantStrongNoiseHypnotic Author:Christian Fennesz
“I don't release many records just as "Fennesz," so when I do, I want to plan everything in detail. It's not that I want to really lead the listener somewhere; it's more about me being satisfied with a project.” WantRecordsPlansProjectsDetailsSatisfiedReleaseListeners Author:Christian Fennesz
“It's true that laptop performances can be boring for the audience. The problem is, the organizers of events are still putting us on the classic "rock stage," instead of trying to find new ways to present the music.” WayTryingStillsProblemAudienceRocksStageEventsPerformancesBoringClassicNew WaysLaptopsOrganizerClassic Rock Author:Christian Fennesz
“In my case, I am improvising with existing sound files. I use an MSP patch that a friend of mine made, and you have to improvise when you use this patch. I don't use a guitar in performance anymore.” MadeUseSoundCasesMinesPerformancesGuitarFilesPatchesImprovising Author:Christian Fennesz
“I grew up in a small village close to a big lake. There are heavy winds there, and they always sound different. I like these sounds best.” DifferentBigsSoundWindGrewGrew UpHeavyLakesVillageSmall Villages Author:Christian Fennesz
“When you're out there in Vancouver doing your thing, and then you come down and you see how positive people are - people who are so jazzed and so supportive.” PeopleDown AndSupportiveVancouverPositive People Author:Erica Durance
“As I told the students every time I visited a campus, you are the director of your own movie, and if you aren't enjoying what you are doing, change it.” IfsEnjoyStudentsDirectorsCampus Author:Gary Johnson