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 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

I don't like celebrity programmes - but I do like programmes about how ideas are formed and evolve.

I don't like celebrity programmes - but I do like programmes about how ideas are formed and evolve.

Brian Eno

There are certain sounds that I've found work well in nearly any context. Their function is not so much musical as spatial: they define the edges of the territory of the music.

There are certain sounds that I've found work well in nearly any context. Their function is not so much musical as spatial: they define the edges of the territory of the music.

Brian Eno

I used to think that, given enough goodwill, anybody would be able to 'get' any music, no matter how distant the culture from which it came. And then I heard Chinese opera.

I used to think that, given enough goodwill, anybody would be able to 'get' any music, no matter how distant the culture from which it came. And then I heard Chinese opera.

Brian Eno

It's insane that, since the Beatles and Dylan, it's assumed that all musicians should do everything themselves. It's that ridiculous, teenage idea that when Mick Jagger sings, he's telling you something about his own life. It's so arrogant to think that people would want to know about it anyway!

Brian Eno

The dominant theory coming out of Hollywood is that peoples' attention spans are getting shorter and shorter and they need more stimulation.

The dominant theory coming out of Hollywood is that peoples' attention spans are getting shorter and shorter and they need more stimulation.

Brian Eno

I belong to a gospel choir. They know I am an atheist but they are very tolerant.

I belong to a gospel choir. They know I am an atheist but they are very tolerant.

Brian Eno

If you're in a forest, the quality of the echo is very strange because echoes back off so many surfaces of all those trees that you get this strange, itchy ricochet effect.

If you're in a forest, the quality of the echo is very strange because echoes back off so many surfaces of all those trees that you get this strange, itchy ricochet effect.

Brian Eno

Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable.

Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable.

Brian Eno

If you want to make someone feel emotion, you have to make them let go. Listening to something is an act of surrender.

If you want to make someone feel emotion, you have to make them let go. Listening to something is an act of surrender.

Brian Eno

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