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I suppose I am reluctant about being any sort of ‘star’ and I didn’t particularly want to be portrayed as one.

Brian Eno

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
All the best lyrics are written in ten minutes.
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Best Minutes Written
Because if someone does that, you can find your own position in relation to it: what is it that I don’t agree with? In the studio I want to articulate a position clearly enough so that other people can use it – or chuck it away if they don’t want it.
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Enough Position Relation Someone Use
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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Down Finger High Low Play
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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Interesting Moving Musical
Once you’ve grown to accept something and it becomes part of the system you’ve inherited, you don’t even notice it any longer.
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Accepting Inherited Longer
Composition is a way of living out your philosophy and calling it art.
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Art Calling Philosophy
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
The reason I don’t tour is that I don’t know how to front a band. What would I do? I can’t really play anything well enough to deal with that situation.
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Band Enough Play
Ambient music is intended to induce calm and a space to think.
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Calm Space Thinking
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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People Stars Suits
When you look back on a historical period of music, it seems so obvious to you what the characteristics of it are, but they’re not obvious at the time. So, when I look back at my own work.
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Historical Looks Writing
I believe in singing.
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Believe Happen Life Magic Singing
Try to make things that can become better in other people’s minds than they were in yours.
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Mind People Trying
My lyrics are generated by various peculiar processes. Very random and similar to automatic writing.
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Peculiar Process Writing
It’s easy to forget that your best work is done when your attention is fully engaged.
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Attention Done Forget

I suppose I am reluctant about being any sort of ‘star’ and I didn’t particularly want to be portrayed as one.

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