Ikue Mori Quotes

I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wanted to get out and see what was happening. I just happened to stay here then.
Ikue Mori

I think we created a scene in New York. DNA wasn't as beat orientated as other bands. It's more like thrash metal music than rock music- it was very fast and the songs were very short. In that one minute, we would have a lot of different things happening. So it was more thrash metal than Television- they are really based on a rock beat. Then you have Arto's singing, which wasn't really lyrical. Now, he's doing more lyrical things. Then he was screaming more and now his voice is more important. Yeah, we were pretty different (laughs).
Ikue Mori