Daft Punk Quotes

• Once you free your mind about the concept of harmony and of music being correct, you can do whatever you want. So nobody told me what to do, and there was no preconception of what to do.

  Giorgio Moroder

  Free Your Mind, Want, Harmony

  FaceBook post by Giorgio Moroder from Nov 21, 2013

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• It’s always this thing where we’re constantly waiting for something that will come in electronic music that says, ‘Daft Punk sucks!’ That’s actually much more interesting and exciting than someone who is paying homage.

  Thomas Bangalter

  Interesting, Waiting, Punk

  "Daft Punk Talk 'Random Access Memories,' EDM Scene in GQ" by Emily Zemler, www.hollywoodreporter.com. May 07, 2013.

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• The boys in the office preferred Daft Punk and the song "Robot Rock" as an anthem, speaking excitedly and without irony about wanting to become robots one day. That made me wonder: Why? What's the pull of being a robot?

  Katherine Losse

  Song, Boys, Rocks

  Katherine Losse (2012). “The Boy Kings: A Journey Into the Heart of the Social Network”, p.57, Simon and Schuster

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• When I want something, I want it now, and Daft Punk taught me to be more patient.

  Pedro Winter

  Want Something, Taught, Patient

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• When it comes to electronic music, I started listening to a lot of Daft Punk, way before I knew what house music was, and then progressed into a lot of Steve Angello, Eric Prydz, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Laidback Luke.

  Avicii

  House, Listening, Eric

  "Q&A: Avicii". Interview with Andy Malt, www.completemusicupdate.com. July 16, 2013.

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• Some people started to call me "the King of No" because with Daft Punk we were saying "no" to everything.

  Pedro Winter

  Kings, People, Saying No

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• At the time, in 1996, an electronic band signing with a major label was something new, at least in France. Daft Punk knew that this meant a marathon of promotion, TV appearances, etc. To protect themselves and to be discrete, they came up with the masks and, three years later, the robot helmets.

  Pedro Winter

  Years, Labels, Band

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• Daft Punk and I belong to the Generation 75. We were born in 1975, so we are somewhat in the middle of the rebellion and freedom of the 70s and the consumer culture of the 80s.

  Pedro Winter

  Generations, Culture, Rebellion

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• Many people think if you say "no" you just do this to negotiate a better deal, and they didn't understand that Daft Punk really meant "no" because they didn't want to do certain things.

  Pedro Winter

  Thinking, People, Want

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• I remember seeing the full Daft Punk pyramid show in 2007. I went alone, drove up in my Honda Fit, bought a ticket off a scalper for $150, got on the floor, and had the best time of my life. I didn't have a drink, no drugs. But I was high out of my mind. It changed my life.

  Skrillex

  Pyramids, Drug, Mind

  Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. March 28, 2012.

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• I heard 'Get Lucky'; it's just not my taste. It's great what Daft Punk does and the sound quality is great, but that whole disco vibe is not really my thing.

  Tiesto

  Sound Quality, Doe, Lucky

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• I've never heard Daft Punk; I've never heard a track of theirs in my life. They're the two guys with motorcycle helmets on?

  Henry Rollins

  Two, Track, Guy

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