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.

I'm often accused of being ahead of my time, but it's simply not true. The truth is that everybody else is behind.

I'm often accused of being ahead of my time, but it's simply not true. The truth is that everybody else is behind.

Brian Eno

A way to make new music is to imagine looking back at the past from a future and imagine music that could have existed but didn't. Like East African free jazz, which as far as I know does not exist.

A way to make new music is to imagine looking back at the past from a future and imagine music that could have existed but didn't. Like East African free jazz, which as far as I know does not exist.

Brian Eno

I set up situations that involve abandoning control and finding out what happens.

I set up situations that involve abandoning control and finding out what happens.

Brian Eno

I make a lot of pieces of music that I never release as CDs.

I make a lot of pieces of music that I never release as CDs.

Brian Eno

If I had a stock of fabulous sounds I would just always use them. I wouldn't bother to find new ones.

If I had a stock of fabulous sounds I would just always use them. I wouldn't bother to find new ones.

Brian Eno

My shows are not narratives.

My shows are not narratives.

Brian Eno

When governments rely increasingly on sophisticated public relations agencies, public debate disappears and is replaced by competing propaganda campaigns, with all the accompanying deceits. Advertising isn't about truth or fairness or rationality, but about mobilising deeper and more primitive layers of the human mind.

Brian Eno

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

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

Brian Eno

I think we're about ready for a new feeling to enter music. I think that will come from the Arabic world.

I think we're about ready for a new feeling to enter music. I think that will come from the Arabic world.

Brian Eno

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.

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.

Brian Eno

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