Vangelis

"The New Age music: "gave the opportunity for untalented people to make very boring music"."

"On the 2004 Summer Olympics: "Nobody proposed me anything to do with the Olympics. Nothing. Maybe the Olympics have become too much of a supermarket now. The other athletics events have more of the spirit of the Olympics"."

"On music: "Scientifically, believe it or not, music drives everything, because music equals universe and universe equals music"."

"I function as a channel through which music emerges from the chaos of noise."

"We are living in a cultural dark age of musical pollution. You put the radio on, and five minutes later you need an aspirin."

"If Ive made money from music, it was never my aim to do that. I didnt do it to become famous. I absolutely respect and I believe I serve music."

"in English: I do not consider myself a musician, rather a radar ready to pick up the symphonies coming from the sky. Its been like that since I was four years old and I hope it will continue forever. When I compose, any ingredient can be good, the problem lies in the proportions that must be harmonized. Its like the work of architects, you never invent anything."

"On world economy: "I see the crisis like a theatrical play that concerns the world – not just Greece... But, I am afraid that it is not easy for any country today to decide their own future... Corruption is another way for just a few to benefit... Its a game. What you read is not whats happening. The whole planet is in trouble for the same reason... Generally speaking, yes, greed and capital. In other words, banking"."

"Music for me is life, I stay in my studio until ten or eleven at night and I record every day. Not for money or for albums - I just compose music."

"I understand the world through music and I believe that music shapes the universe. Mankind has always had a sense of wonder about space, has always been curious. Its something thats implanted in us. Its natural to want to travel and discover. It is, always has been, and is always going to be like this. We are space."

"Mythology, science, space exploration, these are subjects that have fascinated me since my early childhood. And they were always connected somehow with the music I write."

"in Italian: Non mi considero un musicista, piuttosto un radar pronto a captare le sinfonie che arrivano dal cielo. E stato cosi da quando avevo quattro anni e spero che continui per sempre. Nel momento in cui compongo, qualunque ingrediente può andare bene, il problema sta nelle proporzioni che devono essere armoniche. E cóme il lavoro degli architetti, non si inventa mai nulla."