I think audiences are quite comfortable watching something coming into being. Brian Eno audiencecomecomfortable Change image and share on social
Democracy is a daring concept - a hope that we'll be best governed if all of us participate in the act of government. It is meant to be a conversation, a place where the intelligence and local knowledge of the electorate sums together to arrive at actions that reflect the participation of the largest possible number of people. Brian Eno actactionarrive share on social
I wanted to get rid of the element that had been considered essential in pop music: the voice. Brian Eno considerelementessential Change image and share on social
I've noticed a terrible thing, which is I will agree to anything if it's far enough in the future. Brian Eno agreefuturehave Change image and share on social
The Marshall guitar amplifier doesn't just get louder when you turn it up. It distorts the sound to produce a whole range of new harmonics, effectively turning a plucked string instrument into a bowed one. Brian Eno amplifierbowdistort share on social
The whole history of pop music had rested on the first person singular, with occasional intrusions of the second person singular. Brian Eno historyintrusionmusic Change image and share on social
I don't like headphones very much, and I rarely listen to music on headphones. Brian Eno headphonelistenmusic Change image and 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
We are increasingly likely to find ourselves in places with background music. No composers have thought to write for these modern spaces, which represent 30% of our musical experience. Brian Eno backgroundcomposerexperience 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