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One of the great breakthroughs of evolution theory is that you start with simple things and they will grow into complexity.

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.
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Behind Roles Scenes Spotlight
Painting, I think it’s like jazz.
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Jazz Painting Thinking
As soon as you externalize an idea you see facets of it that weren’t clear when it was just floating around in your head.
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Clear Floating Ideas
I hate the rock music tradition. I can’t bear it!
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Bears Hate Rocks
I don’t like headphones very much, and I rarely listen to music on headphones.
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Headphones Listening To Music
I often work by avoidance.
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Avoidance Often Work
The problem with computers is that there is not enough Africa in them.
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Computer Enough Problem
I hate the way CDs just drone on for bloody hours and you stop caring.
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Bloddy Caring Hate
I occasionally meet people and they say, ‘Oh, I was born to Discreet Music’… They always have very weird eyes, those people.
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Born Eye Occasionally People
I believe that singing is the key to long life, a good figure, a stable temperament, increased intelligence, new friends, super self-confidence , heightened sexual attractiveness, and a better sense of humor.
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Believe Confidence Keys Self
The idea that something is uncool because it’s old or foreign has left the collective consciousness.
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Consciousness Ideas Uncool
Every collaboration helps you grow.
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Collaboration Grows Helping
I wanted to use the studio like a microscope for sound, which is what good engineers do.
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Microscopes Sound Use
When I was working with Talking Heads what would happen typically is that they would go out and start playing a track, and I would always run the tape.
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Interesting Running Track
People who are very confident in themselves aren’t hurt by criticism. They make use of it.
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Criticism Hurt People
The most important thing is the thing most easily forgotten.
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Easily Forgotten Important

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