Trevor Horn is one of the most important (and for sure greatest) producer.

Trevor is a great man...his book is a real joy

The production of ABC’s ‘lexicon of love’ alone would have put Horn in the pantheon of greatest producers of all time.

He's a genius and his productions sound great. He's produced some of my favourite albums. Great guy and shaped pop in the last 40 years.

This interview gives me the horn.

What a brilliant man. So much here to learn and absorb. A true legend.

This was the golden age of recording, I at the time was a programmer Fairlight and Synclavier samples and you would be amazed who you came across if you were doing that work at the time… it never cease to amaze me who put the fair light to work, the SynClavier came later, and it was way more expensive – but these things were state of the art at the time, then emu came up with their samplers, it was the heady days of digital audio music production, they are missed… when Trevor Horn got a hold of Yes, that’s when he got my attention, also like the fact that Kate Bush got a hold of the fairlight too

He has produced the soundtrack to my formative years, the guy is a genius.

A great musician, writer and producer. I hope that Trevor Horn records his wealth of knowledge and experience before he leaves us. I recently read that his son, Aaron, accidentally shot Trevor Horn's wife, Jill, in the neck with an air rifle, causing brain damage and ultimately her death in 2014 after a coma and then a severely disabled life. What a horrendous tragedy to deal with. Imagine how difficult it must have been to deal with one person you love accidentally killing another person you love

I love the credit shown to Steve Lipson from Trevor. Fascinating interview.

Major (positive) influence ... on the world at whole

I remember listening to a Propaganda record whilst reading frequency numbers on the record sleeve. The sound was fantastic.

Love that he as that Lexicon PCM-42 and the Roland JX-8P...keeping that 80's touch in his studio.

For the record,  the Canadian Disco band Lime  (husband and wife team of Denis and Denise Lepage)  had the ENTIRE Roland line installed in their living room courtesy of the company.  This was done in 83 or 84 so that the band could raise their newborn daughter while recording their very lucrative music on a heavy release schedule.

Peter Gabriel ,  Kate Bush, Herbie Hancock, Laurie Anderson, Sly and Robbie, and Boris Blank  were some of the acts that grabbed onto the Fairlight early and helped establish its place for other artists.  Also, Bobby Orlando in the States was an early example of a more "street" producer who immediately saw the potential of this technology.

Love the fact he used the cowbell function to trigger the sequencer. The cowbell is one of my favourite 80s sounds.

The man himself Trevor Horn Simple minds The Street Fighting Years is a masterpiece not to mention Seal Tina Turner Art Of Noise and the rest

Seems a good bloke. Talent

Fantastic, thanks to you both.

Thanks for the great interview!