This project, 'Electronica,' is about working with people who are a strong source of inspiration to me.

The whole 'Electronica' project is about the ambiguous relationship we have with technology: on the one side, we have the world in our pocket; on the other, we are spied on constantly.

To me, the original VCS3 synthesizer is like a Stradivarius.

When you think after 25 years of Mao, Chinese people had no idea about western music or even western culture. They had no idea about James Dean or the Beatles or Charlie Chaplin, modern music or modern cinema.

Bands like Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream, who I respect, have a very robotic, dehumanised approach. They're almost an apology for machines. It's very German.

With electronic music, you are not confined to the acoustics of a concert-hall, and that inspired me to bring my performances outdoors.