People like Frank Zappa and Bryan Ferry knew we could pick and choose from the history of music, stick things together looking for friction and energy. They were more like playwrights; they invented characters and wrote a life around them. Brian Eno bryancharacterchoose share on social
I got interested in the idea of music that could make itself, in a sense, in the mid 1960s really, when I first heard composers like Terry Riley, and when I first started playing with tape recorders. Brian Eno 1960scomposerhear Change image and share on social
Most of those melodies are me trying to find out what notes fit, and then hitting ones that don't fit in a very interesting way. Brian Eno findfithit Change image and share on social
I want to make something that is breathtaking. Of course, you can't make something that is always breathtaking, or you would never be able to breathe. You would collapse. Brian Eno breathebreathtakingcollapse Change image and share on social
I never wanted to write the sort of song that said, 'Look at how abnormal and crazy and out there I am, man!' Brian Eno abnormalcrazyman Change image and share on social
I know that if I had a television in my flat I would convince myself that everything on it was really interesting. I would say, 'I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!' is so sociologically fascinating that I think I'd better watch. Brian Eno celebrityconvincefascinate share on social
I think I've committed the one really bad English crime, which is I've risen above my station. I was supposed to be a pop star, and suddenly I'm claiming that I'm an artist of some kind. Brian Eno artistbadclaim Change image and share on social
Singing aloud leaves you with a sense of levity and contentedness. Brian Eno aloudcontentednessleaf Change image and share on social
I do like Burial; he's so curiously clumsy, you can't help but be moved. It's so un-Hollywood, and the rhythms are so un-danceable. Brian Eno burialclumsycuriously Change image and share on social
