When I started making my own records, I had this idea of drowning out the singer and putting the rest in the foreground. It was the background that interested me. Brian Eno backgrounddrownforeground 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
A big ego means that you have some confidence in your abilities, really, and that you're prepared to take the risk of trying them out. Brian Eno abilitybigconfidence 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
You can't really imagine music without technology. Brian Eno imaginemusictechnology Change image and share on social
I had wanted a tape recorder since I was tiny. I thought it was a magic thing. I never got one until just before I went to art school. Brian Eno artmagicrecorder Change image and share on social
Sometimes you recognize that there is a category of human experience that has not been identified but everyone knows about it. That is when I find a term to describe it. Brian Eno categorydescribeexperience Change image and share on social
Every band I've worked with also wants to be countercultural in the sense that they want to feel that they've gone somewhere that nobody else has been. Brian Eno bandcounterculturalfeel Change image and share on social
At the beginning of the 20th century, the ambition of the great painters was to make paintings that were like music, which was then considered as the noblest art. Brian Eno 20thambitionart Change image and share on social