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Brian Eno quotes

British Musician May 15, 1948

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Every collaboration helps you grow. With Bowie, it's different every time. I know how to create settings, unusual aural environments. That inspires him. He's very quick. Brian Eno
If you watch any good player, they're using different parts of their body and working with instruments that respond to those movements. They're moving in many dimensions at once. Brian Eno
One of the interesting things about having little musical knowledge is that you generate surprising results sometimes; you move to places you wouldn't if you knew better. Brian Eno
At the beginning of the 20th century, the ambition of the great painters was to make paintings that were like music, which was then considered as the noblest art. Brian Eno
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
I'm very good with technology, I always have been, and with machines in general. They seem not threatening like other people find them, but a source of fun and amusement. Brian Eno
Nearly all the things I do that are of any merit at all start off just being good fun, and I think I'm sort of building up to doing something else quite soon. Brian Eno
Brian Eno quote: "I take sounds and change them into words."
I take sounds and change them into words. Brian Eno
Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you're listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed. The emotional aspect is more important in live music. Brian Eno
I have a definite talent for convincing people to try something new. I am a good salesman. When I'm on form, I can sell anything. Brian Eno
Brian Eno quote: "It's not the destination that matters. It's the change of scene."
It's not the destination that matters. It's the change of scene. Brian Eno
We are increasingly likely to find ourselves in places with background music. No composers have thought to write for these modern spaces, which represent 30% of our musical experience. Brian Eno
Brian Eno quote: "If you want to make someone feel emotion, you have to make..."
If you want to make someone feel emotion, you have to make them let go. Listening to something is an act of surrender. Brian Eno
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
People assume that the meaning of a song is vested in the lyrics. To me, that has never been the case. There are very few songs that I can think of where I remember the words. Brian Eno

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