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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.

Brian Eno

Put out as much as you can. It doesn’t do anything sitting on a shelf.
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Much Shelves Sitting
Not many people bought Velvet Underground LPs, but those who did, started a band.
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People Underground Velvet
Saying that cultural objects have value is like saying that telephones have conversations.
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Conversation Object Telephone
Lyrics are the only thing to do with music that haven’t been made easier technically.
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Easier Made Technically Things
People always focus on people like me who use synthesizers, right, which are explicitly electronic and therefore obvious.
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Focus People Real
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
Being completely free to choose what to do is actually quite difficult
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Being Choose Completely Difficult
All the best lyrics are written in ten minutes.
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Best Minutes Written
Ambient music is intended to induce calm and a space to think.
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Calm Space Thinking
You either believe that people respond to authority, or that they respond to kindness and inclusion. I’m obviously in the latter camp. I think that people respond better to reward than punishment.
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Believe Kindness Thinking
As struggles go, being an artist isn’t that much of one.
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Artist Being One Struggle
Composition is a way of living out your philosophy and calling it art.
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Art Calling Philosophy
Avant-garde music is sort of research music. You’re glad someone’s done it but you don’t necessarily want to listen to it.
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Avant Done Garde Research
I believe in singing.
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Believe Happen Life Magic Singing
I can see the use and value of religion, just as I can see the use of mud wrestling, yoga, astronomy and sadomasochism. but I reject the idea that you can’t be a deep human being without it or any of them.
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Ideas Wrestling Yoga
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 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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