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 contextdefineedge Change image and share on social
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 chineseculturedistant Change image and share on social
In the wake of the events of 11 September 2001, it now seems clear that the shock of the attacks was exploited in America. Brian Eno americaattackclear Change image and share on social
I belong to a gospel choir. They know I am an atheist but they are very tolerant. Brian Eno atheistbelongchoir Change image and share on social
I wouldn't call myself a synaesthete in the sense that Nabokov was. But I'll talk about a sound as being cold blue or dark brown. For descriptive purposes, yes, I often see colors when I'm listening to music and think, 'Oh, there's not enough sort of yellowy stuff in here, or not enough white.' Brian Eno bluebrowncall share on social
I hardly ever go into the studio with a work complete in my head. It emerges from communal activity. Brian Eno activitycommunalcomplete Change image and share on social
It must be quite mysterious to some people why I bother to carry on. Because, you know, I don't sell that many records. Brian Eno bothercarrymysterious Change image and share on social
For the world to be interesting, you have to be manipulating it all the time. Brian Eno interestmanipulatetime Change image and share on social
I think generally playing live is a crap idea. So much of stage work is the presentation of personality, and I've never been interested in that. Brian Eno crapgenerallyhave Change image and share on social
In the 1960s when the recording studio suddenly really took off as a tool, it was the kids from art school who knew how to use it, not the kids from music school. Music students were all stuck in the notion of music as performance, ephemeral. Whereas for art students, music as painting? They knew how to do that. Brian Eno 1960sartephemeral share on social