I began music attracted to music itself as one human being. Being in music I found my raison d'etre as a man.
Musicians
Tōru Takemitsu
Born in Tokyo in 1930, Toru Takemitsu was a largely self-taught composer who became one of the twentieth century's most distinctive musical voices. Fusing Eastern and Western philosophy, he explored the relationship between sound and silence to create a unique musical world. His Requiem for string orchestra won praise from Stravinsky and established his international reputation. He scored more than ninety films, and as a founding member of the Jikken Kobo experimental workshop, he helped lead Japan's postwar avant-garde.
View this figure's profile
Tōru Takemitsu's Other Quotes
Related Quotes
A rooster is no less worthy a subject than a dragon.
-- Itō Jakuchū
I want to be remembered for only one thing: my contribution to aviation.
-- Howard Hughes
I have never worked a day in my life without selling. If I believe in something, I sell it, and I sell it hard.
-- Estée Lauder
Color is my daily obsession, my joy and my torment.
-- Claude Monet
If you work just for money, you'll never make it, but if you love what you're doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.
-- Ray Kroc
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.
-- Bertrand Russell