I had a lot of trouble with engineers, because their whole background is learning from a functional point of view, and then learning how to perform that function. Brian Eno on learning
I don't live in the past at all I'm always wanting to do something new. I make a point of constantly trying to forget and get things out of my mind. Brian Eno on movingon
Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable. Brian Eno on music
Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you're listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed. The emotional aspect is more important in live music. Brian Eno on music
You can't really imagine music without technology. Brian Eno on music
I hate the rock music tradition. I can't bear it! Brian Eno on music
Avant-garde music is sort of research music. You're glad someone's done it but you don't necessarily want to listen to it. Brian Eno on music
I'd love it if American kids were listening to Muslim music. Brian Eno on music
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 on music
I wanted to get rid of the element that had been considered essential in pop music: the voice. Brian Eno on music
Music in itself carries a whole set of messages which are very, very rich and complex, and the words either serve to exclude certain ones or point up certain others. Brian Eno on music
The lyrics are constructed as empirically as the music. I don't set out to say anything very important. Brian Eno on music
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 on music
I make a lot of pieces of music that I never release as CDs. Brian Eno on music
It's nice, I think, when people use your music for things you didn't think of. Brian Eno on music
I don't like headphones very much, and I rarely listen to music on headphones. Brian Eno on music
I think we're about ready for a new feeling to enter music. I think that will come from the Arabic world. Brian Eno on music
People do dismiss ambient music, don't they? They call it 'easy listening,' as if to suggest that it should be hard to listen to. Brian Eno on music
I hate talking about music, to tell you the truth. Brian Eno on music
Once music ceases to be ephemeral - always disappearing - and becomes instead material... it leaves the condition of traditional music and enters the condition of painting. It becomes a painting, existing as material in space, not immaterial in time. Brian Eno on music