When I was younger, I looked at getting older as this process of getting less interested in things and becoming colder, and of finding less joy in the mystery of things. And I've found the exact opposite to be true.… — Jon Brion Copy Share Image
If we're given a number of circumstances to deal with, the brain goes into this mode of trying to find a solution, and it's… — Jon Brion Copy Share Image
I'd like to think that most of what I do is self-evident if you're listening to it or seeing it. But I don't mind… — Jon Brion Copy Share Image
The people I choose to work with, I work with because I'm already impressed with them. — Jon Brion Copy Share Image
As far as I'm concerned, any work you get is because people have heard other work you've done. — Jon Brion Copy Share Image
Music looks very formidable to people outside of it and it looks like it's this realm of spooky genius. — Jon Brion Copy Share Image
If you're recording the song on your four-track in your kitchen, when you finished writing the song, you're recording, and it's cool, and honor… — Jon Brion Copy Share Image
The only thing you really have to practice is your ability. And this is something I do all the time. I try to teach… — Jon Brion Copy Share Image
Some people are more fluid than others at just being themselves and recognizing what's good about themselves. — Jon Brion Copy Share Image
People's association with improvisation means one person playing an endless stream of notes over something, and it doesn't have to be. — Jon Brion Copy Share Image
I've made a point of not being, say what I refer to as a 'careerist' about anything. — Jon Brion Copy Share Image
There are a lot of producers who basically have their sound, and if the artist works with them, you almost know what the record's… — Jon Brion Copy Share Image