Words matter. These are the best Cliff Martinez Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’ve often thought that my background in rock ‘n’ roll has gone to waste in film work. My background was that I was a rock ‘n’ roll drummer and I don’t think I used drums in my first ten years of film scoring.
I live in Topanga Canyon, which is like a faux-rustic enclave in Los Angeles. I love the sounds of all the critters outside – the frogs, owls, crickets, and birds. Some of the birds around here are pretty accomplished musicians. You can learn a lot from them.
I’ve always been very left of center and the radio never had much diversity and film did.
I know so few people who actually give music their undivided attention, so I’ve been trying to just park myself on the couch between the speakers and listen.
Pop music is a fashion, and fashions come and go. The public retires you as their tastes change.
The more I come to understand music, the more I feel like a numbskull because there is always more to learn. The more I do it, the more I’m humbled. I’m just always trying to get better at it. I pick up a few tricks along the way.
I want to be known for having a recognizable style. I believe having your own personal identity is what makes you competitive. On the other hand, I would like to be versatile and be challenged to go in new directions.
The more I come to understand music, the more I feel like a numbskull because there is always more to learn.
I think music will be created algorhythmically, all the things that we do will be boiled down to a little computer program.
I guess I’d like to have my cake and eat it, too. I want to be known for having a recognizable style. I believe having your own personal identity is what makes you competitive. On the other hand, I would like to be versatile and be challenged to go in new directions.
I was in the Chilli Peppers at the time and I asked myself, would I be able to wear a sock on my genitals at the age of forty and they proved me wrong because I guess they’re still doing it.
I guess what I’ve learned is that there are no boundaries when it comes to imagination. It’s limitless.
I don’t want to be typecast as the ‘ambient guy’ or someone who only does electronic scores. I think most of the work that comes my way is because people feel they know me musically.
You’ll know if you’re a famous composer if 20 years from now your name appears on a pull-down menu in Band in a Box, alongside Hans Zimmer.
I work at home but average 15,000 to 18,000 miles per year on my Honda.
