Be the first to not do what nobody has ever thought of not doing before.
BRIAN ENOI suppose I am reluctant about being any sort of ‘star’ and I didn’t particularly want to be portrayed as one.
More Brian Eno Quotes
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The basis of computer work is predicated on the idea that only the brain makes decisions and only the index finger does the work.
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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.’
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What matters in modern music is not the part you can write down, the words and the tune, but the rest – the texture, the atmosphere, the references and associations.
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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.
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Some people are very good at being ‘stars’ and it suits them. I’m grudging about it and I find it annoying.
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The most important thing in a piece of music is to seduce people to the point where they start searching.
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It infuriates me that stuff from the Internet routinely doesn’t include all the credits. Because as soon as I listen to something, if I like it, I want to know, “Who’s the bass player?” “Who did that?” “Who’s the engineer on this?
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It’s easy to forget that your best work is done when your attention is fully engaged.
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Make an exhaustive list of everything you might do & do the last thing on the list.
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Most game music is based on loops effectively.
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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.
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I had a lot of trouble with engineers, because their whole background is learning from a functional point of view, and then learning how to perform that function.
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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.
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Admirers can be a tremendous force for conservatism.
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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.
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