If you think of the way a composer or say a pop arranger works – he has an idea and he writes it down, so there’s one transmission loss. Then he gives the score to a group of musicians who interpret that, so there’s another transmission loss.
BRIAN ENOEvery collaboration helps you grow.
More Brian Eno Quotes
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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.
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Stop thinking about art works as objects, and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences.
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I hate talking about music, to tell you the truth.
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I’ve noticed a terrible thing, which is I will agree to anything if it’s far enough in the future.
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With all fashion, what we do is play at being somebody else. We play at inhabiting another kind of world.
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When people censor themselves they’re just as likely to get rid of the good bits as the bad bits.
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I’m fascinated by musicians who don’t completely understand their territory; that’s when you do your best work.
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I hate the rock music tradition. I can’t bear it!
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If I had a stock of fabulous sounds I would just always use them. I wouldn’t bother to find new ones.
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I’ve always thought that art is a lie, an interesting lie. And I’ll sort of listen to the “lie” and try to imagine the world which makes that lie true…what that world must be like, and what would have to happen for us to get from this world to that one.
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It’s amazing how quickly people get used to bad quality.
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I often work by avoidance.
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Make an exhaustive list of everything you might do & do the last thing on the list.
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I despise computers in many ways. I think they’re hopelessly underevolved and overrated.
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If I tried to make a commercial album, it would be a complete flop. I have no idea what the world at large likes.
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