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Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I think that sex, drugs, art and religion

I think that sex, drugs, art and religion very much overlap with one another and sometimes one becomes another. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Songs that don't depend on composition depend instead

Songs that don't depend on composition depend instead on performance - so the fire has to be there in the playing. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Anything popular is populist, and populist is rarely

Anything popular is populist, and populist is rarely a good adjective. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Given the chance, i'll die like a baby,

Given the chance, i'll die like a baby, on some faraway beach, when the season's over. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Law is always better than war.

Law is always better than war. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I've had quite a lot of luck with

I've had quite a lot of luck with dreams. I've often awoken in the night with a phrase or even a whole song in my head. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: The trouble with New Age music is that

The trouble with New Age music is that there's no evil in it. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: In England and Europe, we have this huge

In England and Europe, we have this huge music called ambient - ambient techno, ambient house, ambient hip-hop, ambient this, ambient that. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: When you make something you are always offering

When you make something you are always offering some choices and denying others. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: For the world to be interesting, you have

For the world to be interesting, you have to be manipulating it all the time. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Singing aloud leaves you with a sense of

Singing aloud leaves you with a sense of levity and contentedness. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: John Cage made you realise that there wasn't

John Cage made you realise that there wasn't a thing called noise, it was just music you hadn't appreciated. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I think audiences are quite comfortable watching something

I think audiences are quite comfortable watching something coming into being. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point,

I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point, in the spotlight. I really like the behind the scenes role, because all my freedom is there. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: American television really is pathetic.

American television really is pathetic. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Some people are very good at being 'stars'

Some people are very good at being 'stars' and it suits them. I'm grudging about it and I find it annoying. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Painting, I think it's like jazz.

Painting, I think it's like jazz. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: As soon as I hear a sound, it

As soon as I hear a sound, it always suggests a mood to me. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: The most important thing is the thing most

The most important thing is the thing most easily forgotten. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I had wanted a tape recorder since I

I had wanted a tape recorder since I was tiny. I thought it was a magic thing. I never got one until just before I went to art school. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: When I've finally got the title, I think,

When I've finally got the title, I think, "Okay, yes, now I know where we are. Now I know what it is. Fine, that must be finished or nearly finished." — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: It's actually very easy for democracy to disappear.

It's actually very easy for democracy to disappear. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: The whole history of pop music had rested

The whole history of pop music had rested on the first person singular, with occasional intrusions of the second person singular. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: You can't do anything interesting with cutting-edge technology

You can't do anything interesting with cutting-edge technology except not make it cutting-edge. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I suppose I am reluctant about being any

I suppose I am reluctant about being any sort of 'star' and I didn't particularly want to be portrayed as one. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: You don't have to act as if you

You don't have to act as if you know what you're doing — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Not many people bought Velvet Underground LPs, but

Not many people bought Velvet Underground LPs, but those who did, started a band. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I'm fascinated by musicians who don't completely understand

I'm fascinated by musicians who don't completely understand their territory; that's when you do your best work. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: In art, you CAN crash your plane and

In art, you CAN crash your plane and walk away from it — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: The biology of purpose keeps my nose above

The biology of purpose keeps my nose above the surface. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: A culture is the sum of all the

A culture is the sum of all the things about which humanity can choose to differ. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Gospel music is never pessimistic, it's never 'oh

Gospel music is never pessimistic, it's never 'oh my god, its all going down the tubes', like the blues often is. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I'm always interested in what you can do

I'm always interested in what you can do with technology that people haven't thought of doing yet. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I hate the rock music tradition. I can't

I hate the rock music tradition. I can't bear it! — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Be the first to not do what nobody

Be the first to not do what nobody has ever thought of not doing before. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Put out as much as you can. It

Put out as much as you can. It doesn't do anything sitting on a shelf. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Ambient music is intended to induce calm and

Ambient music is intended to induce calm and a space to think. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: All the best lyrics are written in ten

All the best lyrics are written in ten minutes. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Possessions are a way of turning money into

Possessions are a way of turning money into problems. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: More and more I find I want to

More and more I find I want to be living in a Big Here and a Long Now. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Being an artist is a job for life.

Being an artist is a job for life. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I never wanted to write the sort of

I never wanted to write the sort of song that said, 'Look at how abnormal and crazy and out there I am, man!' — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: The smart thing in the art world is

The smart thing in the art world is to have one good idea and never have another. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Ideas reflect the moment, and so you have

Ideas reflect the moment, and so you have to use them. If you store ideas, they wither. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I take sounds and change them into words.

I take sounds and change them into words. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Art is not an object, but a trigger

Art is not an object, but a trigger for experience. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I'm a painter in sound.

I'm a painter in sound. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Human development thus far has been fueled and

Human development thus far has been fueled and guided by the feeling that things could be, and are probably going to be, better. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: The trouble begins with a design philosophy that

The trouble begins with a design philosophy that equates 'more options' with 'greater freedom.' — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: As soon as you externalize an idea you

As soon as you externalize an idea you see facets of it that weren't clear when it was just floating around in your head. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: In the 1960s, people were trying to get

In the 1960s, people were trying to get away from the pop song format. Tracks were getting longer, or much, much shorter. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I always use the same guitar; I got

I always use the same guitar; I got this guitar years and years ago for nine pounds. It's still got the same strings on it. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I'm always interested in something when it isn't

I'm always interested in something when it isn't familiar to me. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I often work by avoidance.

I often work by avoidance. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: One of the things you do when you

One of the things you do when you make a piece of art is you try to make the world you'd rather be in. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Think inside the work - outside the work

Think inside the work - outside the work — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I've discovered this new electronic technique that creates

I've discovered this new electronic technique that creates new speech out of stuff that's already there. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I do sometimes look back at things I've

I do sometimes look back at things I've written in the past, and think, 'I just don't remember being the person who wrote that.' — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Pop is totally results-oriented and there is a

Pop is totally results-oriented and there is a very strong feedback loop. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: You talk to me as if from a

You talk to me as if from a distance And I reply with impressions chosen from another time. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: It's easy to forget that your best work

It's easy to forget that your best work is done when your attention is fully engaged. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I periodically realize every few years that the

I periodically realize every few years that the only person whose taste I really trust is me. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Every increase in your knowledge is a simultaneous

Every increase in your knowledge is a simultaneous decrease. You learn and you unlearn at the same time. A new certainty is a new doubt as well. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I've got nothing against records - I've spent

I've got nothing against records - I've spent my life making them - but they are a kind of historical blip. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Make an exhaustive list of everything you might

Make an exhaustive list of everything you might do & do the last thing on the list. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: When I started working on ambient music, my

When I started working on ambient music, my idea was to make music that was more like painting. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: It's amazing how quickly people get used to

It's amazing how quickly people get used to bad quality. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: The artists of the past who impressed me

The artists of the past who impressed me were the ones who really focused their work. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I set up situations that involve abandoning control

I set up situations that involve abandoning control and finding out what happens. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: The philosophical idea that there are no more

The philosophical idea that there are no more distances, that we are all just one world, that we are all brothers, is such a drag! I like differences. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I've noticed a terrible thing, which is I

I've noticed a terrible thing, which is I will agree to anything if it's far enough in the future. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: If I tried to make a commercial album,

If I tried to make a commercial album, it would be a complete flop. I have no idea what the world at large likes. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Composition is a way of living out your

Composition is a way of living out your philosophy and calling it art. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: As struggles go, being an artist isn't that

As struggles go, being an artist isn't that much of one. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I'm kind of an evangelical atheist.

I'm kind of an evangelical atheist. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I make a lot of pieces of music

I make a lot of pieces of music that I never release as CDs. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Jerry Harrison: Brian Eno taught us how to use the

Brian Eno taught us how to use the Recording Studio as an instrument. — Jerry Harrison

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Even though I'm known as a pop musician,

Even though I'm known as a pop musician, I have a seriousness about what I do. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Ambient music must be as ignorable as it

Ambient music must be as ignorable as it is interesting. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: My lyrics are generated by various peculiar processes.

My lyrics are generated by various peculiar processes. Very random and similar to automatic writing. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: When I finish something, I want it out

When I finish something, I want it out that day. Pop music is like the daily paper. Its got to be there then, not six months later. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I trust my taste. I trust it completely

I trust my taste. I trust it completely and I always have done, and I've always thought it isn't that different from everybody else's. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I would like to see a future where

I would like to see a future where artists think that they have a right to contemplate things like global warming. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Honor thy error as a hidden intention.

Honor thy error as a hidden intention. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I'm actually an evangelical atheist, but there is

I'm actually an evangelical atheist, but there is something I recognise about religion: that it gives people a chance to surrender. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: There is a sort of convergence starting to

There is a sort of convergence starting to happen between the computer and musical instruments, but it's still quite a long way off. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000

The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I do like Burial; he's so curiously clumsy,

I do like Burial; he's so curiously clumsy, you can't help but be moved. It's so un-Hollywood, and the rhythms are so un-danceable. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: If something is good, you must torture it

If something is good, you must torture it mercilessly until it is either dead or great. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I think it's a myth that American public

I think it's a myth that American public or any other public is so stupid that they need to be constantly pricked. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Once you've grown to accept something and it

Once you've grown to accept something and it becomes part of the system you've inherited, you don't even notice it any longer. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I wanted to use the studio like a

I wanted to use the studio like a microscope for sound, which is what good engineers do. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I think generally playing live is a crap

I think generally playing live is a crap idea. So much of stage work is the presentation of personality, and I've never been interested in that. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: A part of me has become immortal, out

A part of me has become immortal, out of my control. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: The only value of ideology is to stop

The only value of ideology is to stop things becoming showbiz. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: You shoot your arrow and then you paint

You shoot your arrow and then you paint your bulls eye around it, and therefore you have hit the target dead centre. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Everybody is entertained to death.

Everybody is entertained to death. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: I believe in singing. I believe in singing

I believe in singing. I believe in singing together. — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: Of all the things you can now do,

Of all the things you can now do, which do you choose to do? — Brian Eno

Brian Eno Quotes By Brian Eno: It's nice, I think, when people use your

It's nice, I think, when people use your music for things you didn't think of. — Brian Eno