The sources for artist quotes in this article are listed below:
David Sylvian online Q&A, Eden, 1999
Interview with David Sylvian, Alan Bangs, BFBS, 1987, davidsylvian.net/Anthony Reynolds archive
Sculpting in Time, Andrei Tarkovsky, University of Texas Press, 1986
On the subject of Manafon, an exchange between David Sylvian and Marcus Boon, 2009
In Praise of Music, David Torn interviewed by Tim Goodyer, Music Technology, 1988
Ryuichi Sakamoto, Everyday Objects, Aaron Coultate, residentadvisor.net, 2017
Sonic Memories: a conversation with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hillary Weston, criterion.com, 2017
Ryuichi Sakamoto in conversation with Sadie Rebecca Starnes, The Brooklyn Rail, 2018
Interview with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Craig Hubert, Hyperallergic.com, 2018
Ryuichi Sakamoto Q&A, British Film Institute, London, 2018
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