Giorgio by Moroder
Daft Punk Lyrics

When I was fifteen, sixteen
At a young age, I had a passion for the guitar and dreamt of becoming a professional musician.

I definitely wanted to become a musician
From an early age, I knew all I wanted to do was make music.

It was almost impossible because, it was
Despite my passion, the odds of achieving my dream seemed stacked against me.

The dream was so big
My dream of becoming a musician was ambitious and seemed unattainable.

That I didn't see any chance
I couldn't see a clear path to achieving my dream.

Because I was living in a little town, was studying
My location and education didn't exactly set me up for success in the music industry.

And when I finally broke away from school
Once I finished my studies, I was free to pursue my passion for music.

And became a musician
I started my career in music and felt hopeful about my future.

I thought "well, now I may have a little bit of a chance"
I felt optimistic about my prospects now that I was free to focus on music.

Because all I really wanted to do is music
My passion for music was all-consuming and dominated my thoughts and actions.

And not only play music, but compose music
I aimed to not only perform music, but also create and produce original pieces.

At that time, in Germany, in '69, '70
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, there were already popular disco venues in Germany.

They had already discotheques
The disco scene was already established in German culture.

So I would take my car, would go to a discotheque
I would travel to the discotheques in my car to perform my music.

Sing maybe thirty minutes
I was given a limited amount of time to perform my music at the discotheques.

I think I had about seven, eight songs
I only had a handful of original songs to perform at the discotheques.

I would partially sleep in the car
I would rest in my car between performances to avoid having to drive home while tired.

Because I didn't want to drive home
I was concerned about being too tired to safely drive home after performing.

And that helped me for about
This routine helped me to survive in the early stages of my music career.

Almost two years to survive
I relied on this routine for nearly two years to get by as a musician.

In the beginning
At the start of my career,

I wanted to do an album with the sounds of the fifties
My early musical aspirations were to create an album that combined 1950s musical styles.

The sounds of the sixties, of the seventies
I also aimed to incorporate 1960s and 1970s musical styles in my album.

And then have a sound of the future
My unique vision for this album was to also feature futuristic musical sounds.

And I thought "Wait a second
Then an idea struck me

I know the synthesizer, why don't I use the synthesizer
I realized I could utilize the synthesizer to create the futuristic sounds I envisioned for my album.

Which is the sound of the future"
I recognized that the synthesizer was uniquely suited for creating futuristic-sounding music.

And I didn't have any idea what to do but I knew I needed a click
I was unsure of how to begin creating music with the synthesizer, but I knew I needed to use a rhythmic click to guide the process.

So we put a click on the 24-track
We recorded the click sound on to a 24-track recorder.

Which then was synced to the Moog modular
This click sound became the tempo that drove the Moog modular synthesizer.

I knew that could be a sound of the future
I recognized the potential for this music featuring the synthesizer to become the future of music.

But I didn't realize how much the impact would be
I did not realize the immense influence and impact this type of music would have on the music industry.

My name is Giovanni Giorgio, but everybody calls me Giorgio
I am known by the name Giovanni Giorgio, but my friends and colleagues simply call me Giorgio.

Once you free your mind about a concept of
When you are unencumbered by preconceived notions or constrictions,

Harmony and of music being correct
When you stop worrying about traditional notions of musical harmony and correctness,

You can do whatever you want
You can create music that is true to your vision, without limitations.

So nobody told me what to do
I was free to create my unique style of music without anyone else dictating my creative direction.

And there was no preconception of what to do
My style of music was not predetermined by traditional musical norms or expectations.