“In the old days, people shared music; they didn't care who made it. A song would be owned by a village, and anyone could sing it, change the words, whatever. That is how humans treated music until the late 19th century. Now, with the Internet, we are going back to having tribal attitudes towards music.”

Japanese musician and composer

Ryuichi Sakamoto was a Japanese musician, composer, keyboardist, record producer, singer and actor. He worked across a wide range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the synth-driven band Yellow Magic Orchestra. With Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, he helped shape and pioneer several forms of electronic music. He was also a film score composer whose work brought him an Academy Award, a BAFTA, a Grammy, and two Golden Globe Awards.