Raf Simons Interviews Fashion's Leading Sound Director Michel Gaubert

When you look back at everything that you’ve done, what stands out?

One of my most incredible fashion show moments was the Fendi show on the Great Wall of China. I had such a hard time conceptualizing where I was. It was a fantasy. It was crazy. It was eccentric. I remember changing everything overnight because it had to be spectacular. It was one of my coolest memories.

What kind of music changed your life?

David Bowie and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. I’m obsessed with David Bowie. My infatuation stems from the fact that he was the first artist, for me, who was super-multimedia, that he was using everything you could to build his music, sound, and image. And it was perfect every time—the artwork, the music, the looks. This was the first time image and sound came to my vision. And I liked that he was building a character in music. I was fascinated by the whole thing—to realize how it all came together. Before that, it was more abstract.

When you think of me, what music are you drawn to immediately?

When I think of your shows, I think of Plastikman, because I remember when I came to visit you one summer, you were playing him all day long by the swimming pool. I like that about you. You’re more of an electronic person than a rock person.

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