Top 197 Quotes by Brian Eno

About Brian Eno

These are some quotes by British author Brian Eno Musician, who was born on May 15, 1948.

Our experience of any painting is always the latest line in a long conversation we've been having with painting. There's no way of looking at art as though you hadn't seen art before.

Our experience of any painting is always the latest line in a long conversation we've been having with painting. There's no way of looking at art as though you hadn't seen art before.

Brian Eno

With recording, everything changed. The prospect of music being detachable from time and place meant that one could start to think of music as a part of one's furniture. It's an idea that many composers have felt reluctant about because it seemed to them to diminish the importance of music.

Brian Eno

Painting, I think it's like jazz.

Painting, I think it's like jazz.

Brian Eno

I hate talking about music, to tell you the truth.

I hate talking about music, to tell you the truth.

Brian Eno

I'm not interested in possible complexities. I regard song structure as a graph paper.

I'm not interested in possible complexities. I regard song structure as a graph paper.

Brian Eno

The big message of gospel is that you don't have to keep fighting the universe; you can stop, and the universe is quite good to you. There is a loss of ego.

The big message of gospel is that you don't have to keep fighting the universe; you can stop, and the universe is quite good to you. There is a loss of ego.

Brian Eno

People assume that the meaning of a song is vested in the lyrics. To me, that has never been the case. There are very few songs that I can think of where I remember the words.

People assume that the meaning of a song is vested in the lyrics. To me, that has never been the case. There are very few songs that I can think of where I remember the words.

Brian Eno

If you watch any good player, they're using different parts of their body and working with instruments that respond to those movements. They're moving in many dimensions at once.

If you watch any good player, they're using different parts of their body and working with instruments that respond to those movements. They're moving in many dimensions at once.

Brian Eno

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.

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.

Brian Eno

Of course, like anybody I repeat myself endlessly, but I don't know that I'm doing it, usually.

Of course, like anybody I repeat myself endlessly, but I don't know that I'm doing it, usually.

Brian Eno

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