All Brian Eno Quotes
- Painting, I think it's like jazz. Inspirational
- People do dismiss ambient music, don't they? They call it 'easy listening,' as if to suggest that it should be hard to listen to. Ambient
- Perhaps when music has been shouting for so long, a quieter voice seems attractive. Attractive
- Pop is totally results-oriented and there is a very strong feedback loop. Feedback
- Robert Fripp and I will be recording another LP very soon. It should be even more monotonous than the first one! Another Lp
- Set up a situation that presents you with something slightly beyond your reach. Beyond
- The artists of the past who impressed me were the ones who really focused their work. Artist
- The dominant theory coming out of Hollywood is that peoples' attention spans are getting shorter and shorter and they need more stimulation. Attention
- The lyrics are constructed as empirically as the music. I don't set out to say anything very important. Constructed
- The smart thing in the art world is to have one good idea and never have another. Art
- The whole history of pop music had rested on the first person singular, with occasional intrusions of the second person singular. First Person
- When I went back to England after a year away, the country seemed stuck, dozing in a fairy tale, stifled by the weight of tradition. Country
- Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you're listening to a record. Your… Aspect
- The philosophical idea that there are no more distances, that we are all just one world, that we are all brothers, is such a drag!… All
- I don't live in the past at all; I'm always wanting to do something new. I make a point of constantly trying to forget and… All
- When you sing with a group of people, you learn how to subsume yourself into a group consciousness because a capella singing is all about… All
- If you want to make someone feel emotion, you have to make them let go. Listening to something is an act of surrender. Act
- Feelings are more dangerous than ideas, because they aren't susceptible to rational evaluation. They grow quietly, spreading underground, and erupt suddenly, all over the place. All
- 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. Avant
- I have a definite talent for convincing people to try something new. I am a good salesman. When I'm on form, I can sell anything. Convincing
- All cultures have these feelings about non-functional areas of activity. And the more time people have on their hands, the more they commit it to… Activity
- I had wanted a tape recorder since I was tiny. I thought it was a magic thing. I never got one until just before I… Art
- It's not the destination that matters. It's the change of scene. Change
- Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable. Afterwards
- The basis of computer work is predicated on the idea that only the brain makes decisions and only the index finger does the work. Bases