Richie Hawtin Quotes

#1. It's not about what the equipment does, it's about what you can do through that equipment. That's where the soul is.

Richie Hawtin

#2. Electronic music is innately tied to the technology used to create it - as the tools evolve, so will the art.

Richie Hawtin

#3. Bringing a direct connection between ENTER. and MINUS, Maceo Plex delivers his CONJURE TWO EP that represents both the stripped down sound of MINUS and the atmosphere of ENTER.Ibiza!

Richie Hawtin

#4. The tree was evidently aged, from the size of its stem. It was about six feet high, the branches came out from the stem in a regular and symmetrical manner, and it had all the appearance of a tree in miniature.

Robert Fortune

#5. Sound unique and commit ... the human has to transcend technology and that's what people will hear.

Richie Hawtin

#6. Tucker," I say. "I'm so glad you're still here."
I throw myself into his arms. He hugs me tightly.
"I couldn't leave," he says.
"I know."
"I mean, literally. I don't have a ride.

Cynthia Hand

#7. Independence has been key to the success and sustained growth of electronic music over the past 25 years.

Richie Hawtin

#8. Allowing the computer to do one thing is only boring if you don't use the time that the computer saves you to do something else.

Richie Hawtin

#9. A set is created to make dance the crowd not for listening at home. A electronic set should only be heard in the party and when this party finishes the set shouldn't be heard for nobody, it should only be keeped on the mind of clubbers who were in the event.

Richie Hawtin

#10. Today, God, help me to know that it is okay to allow myself to be human. Help me not to feel guilty or punish myself when I need to "fall apart.

Melody Beattie

#11. You don't have to fight to be brave. Millions of good, fine, decent folks show more bravery than heavyweight champs just by getting out of bed every morning, going out to do a good day's work and living the best life they know how against the law of odds.

John Wayne

#12. Its been nearly 1.5 years since the last PLUS 8 record, but it seemed fitting that this record in particular, made by a skinny white kid from Canada, became part of the labels collection and history.

Richie Hawtin

#13. Chord progression is progression of emotions; storytelling - taking one person from one mood to the next. We are doing the same thing within a DJ set.

Richie Hawtin

#14. You don't always need the absolute latest gear. Find your piece(s) of equipment and let time evolve your ideas with that setup.

Richie Hawtin

#15. Impatience is not wanting to understand that you don't understand.

James Richardson