Top 197 Quotes by Brian Eno

I think one of my pursuits over the years is trying to answer the question of, 'What else can you do with a voice other than stand in front of a microphone and sing?'

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

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

In the 1960s, people were trying to get away from the pop song format. Tracks were getting longer, or much, much shorter.

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

In the wake of the events of 11 September 2001, it now seems clear that the shock of the attacks was exploited in America.

As soon as I hear a sound, it always suggests a mood to me.

Everybody is entertained to death.

For the world to be interesting, you have to be manipulating it all the time.

I've got nothing against records - I've spent my life making them - but they are a kind of historical blip.