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Brian Eno quotes

British Musician May 15, 1948

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I don't live in the past at all; I'm always wanting to do something new. I make a point of constantly trying to forget and get things out of my mind. Brian Eno
Most of those melodies are me trying to find out what notes fit, and then hitting ones that don't fit in a very interesting way. Brian Eno
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 quote: "My lyrics are generated by various peculiar processes. Very..."
My lyrics are generated by various peculiar processes. Very random and similar to automatic writing. Brian Eno
I have lived in countries that were coming out of conflict: Ireland, South Africa, the Czech republic. People there are overflowing with energy. Brian Eno
If you're in a forest, the quality of the echo is very strange because echoes back off so many surfaces of all those trees that you get this strange, itchy ricochet effect. Brian Eno
Brian Eno quote: "I'm not interested in possible complexities. I regard song..."
I'm not interested in possible complexities. I regard song structure as a graph paper. Brian Eno
My guitar only has five strings 'cause the top one broke and I decided not to put it back on: when I play chords I only play bar chords, and the top one always used to cut me there. Brian Eno
Brian Eno quote: "Set up a situation that presents you with something slightly..."
Set up a situation that presents you with something slightly beyond your reach. Brian Eno
The reason I don't tour is that I don't know how to front a band. What would I do? I can't really play anything well enough to deal with that situation. Brian Eno
Brian Eno quote: "Robert Fripp and I will be recording another LP very soon. It..."
Robert Fripp and I will be recording another LP very soon. It should be even more monotonous than the first one! Brian Eno
Brian Eno quote: "As soon as I hear a sound, it always suggests a mood to me."
As soon as I hear a sound, it always suggests a mood to me. Brian Eno
When I started making my own records, I had this idea of drowning out the singer and putting the rest in the foreground. It was the background that interested me. Brian Eno
When I went back to England after a year away, the country seemed stuck, dozing in a fairy tale, stifled by the weight of tradition. Brian Eno
Brian Eno quote: "If I had a stock of fabulous sounds I would just always use..."
If I had a stock of fabulous sounds I would just always use them. I wouldn't bother to find new ones. Brian Eno

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