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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

Lyrics are always misleading because they make people think that that’s what the music is about.
BRIAN ENO

Music People Thinking
I don’t like celebrity programmes – but I do like programmes about how ideas are formed and evolve.
BRIAN ENO

Evolve Ideas Programme
Of course, like anybody I repeat myself endlessly, but I don’t know that I’m doing it, usually.
BRIAN ENO

Courses Knows Repeats
Every collaboration helps you grow.
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Collaboration Grows Helping
There are certain sounds that I’ve found work well in nearly any context. Their function is not so much musical as spatial: they define the edges of the territory of the music.
BRIAN ENO

Musical Sound Territory
A part of me has become immortal, out of my control.
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Become Control Immortal Part
I belong to a gospel choir. They know I am an atheist but they are very tolerant.
BRIAN ENO

Atheist Choir Knows
We have two different ways of working. One is completely unstructured where somebody just starts playing and somebody joins in and then the other person joins in, and something starts to happen. That’s occasionally what happens.
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Mean Moving Play Playing Somebody
I believe in singing.
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Believe Happen Life Magic Singing
I think we’re about ready for a new feeling to enter music. I think that will come from the Arabic world.
BRIAN ENO

Feelings Thinking World
I think very often producers are really trying to repeat things. When they hear something in the new songs that they recognize as being a bit like something that was a success on a previous record, they’re inclined to encourage that.
BRIAN ENO

Song Thinking Trying
Culture is everything you don’t have to do.
BRIAN ENO

Culture Everything Happen
Look closely at the most embarrassing details, and amplify them.
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Amplify Details Looks
I love San Francisco and Brighton has something of San Francisco about it. It’s by the sea, there’s a big gay community, a feeling of people being there because they enjoy their life there.
BRIAN ENO

Country Gay People Sea Something
Most game music is based on loops effectively.
BRIAN ENO

Games Loops Music
Not many people bought Velvet Underground LPs, but those who did, started a band.
BRIAN ENO

People Underground Velvet

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