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So, that means you can only play either very high or very low or both. And we’re going to stay there until I take my finger down.

Brian Eno

You don’t have to act as if you know what you’re doing
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Act Doing Knows
For me it’s always contingent on getting a sound-the sound always suggests what kind of melody it should be. So it’s always sound first and then the line afterwards.
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Afterward Firsts Lines Sound
I prefer to shoot the arrow, then paint the target around it. You make the niches in which you finally reside.
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Arrows Niche Target
Look closely at the most embarrassing details, and amplify them.
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Amplify Details Looks
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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Decision Hands Ideas
Every collaboration helps you grow.
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Collaboration Grows Helping
In the 1960s, people were trying to get away from the pop song format. Tracks were getting longer, or much, much shorter.
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People Song Track
In fact, quite a lot of what I do has to do with sound texture, and, you can’t notate that. You can’t notate the sound of “St. Elmo’s Fire.” There’s no way of writing that down. That’s because musical notation arose at a time when sound textures were limited.
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Mean Musical Sound Writing
I think the idea that people walk around to music is very interesting. They are actually creating the soundtrack to their lives as they walk around to it.
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Creating Ideas Thinking
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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Behind Roles Scenes Spotlight
If you grow up in a very strong religion like Catholicism you certainly cultivate in yourself a certain taste for the intensity of ideas.
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Grow Up Ideas Strong
Well, there are some things that I just can’t get out of my head, and they start to annoy me after a while.
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Bugs Ears People
Put out as much as you can. It doesn’t do anything sitting on a shelf.
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Much Shelves Sitting
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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Brother Distance Philosophical
When people censor themselves they’re just as likely to get rid of the good bits as the bad bits.
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Bits Longer Notice People Something
I don’t like headphones very much, and I rarely listen to music on headphones.
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Headphones Listening To Music

So, that means you can only play either very high or very low or both. And we’re going to stay there until I take my finger down.

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