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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

Topics: Art Art School Ephemeral How Kids Knew Music Notion Off Painting Performance Really Recording Recording Studio School Stuck Students Studio Suddenly Took Tool Use Were Whereas Who 1960S

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Zappa was very technical and impressed by things that were musically challenging - weird time signatures, strange keys, awkward chord sequences. Zappa was important to me as an example of everything I didn't want to do. I'm very grateful to him, actually.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Actually Awkward Challenging Chord Everything Example Grateful Him Important Impressed Keys Me Musically Strange Technical Things Time Very Want Weird Were

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I hate the rock music tradition. I can't bear it!

~Brian Eno

Topics: Bear Hate Music Rock Rock Music Tradition

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I have a definite talent for convincing people to try something new. I am a good salesman. When I'm on form, I can sell anything.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Am Anything Convincing Definite Form Good New People Salesman Sell Something Something New Talent Try I Am I Can

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I thought it was magic to be able to catch something identically on tape and then be able to play around with it, run it backwards; I thought that was great for years.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Able Around Backwards Catch Great Magic Play Run Something Tape Then Thought Years

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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

Topics: Avant-Garde Done Glad Listen Music Necessarily Research Someone Sort Want You

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Honor thy error as a hidden intention.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Error Hidden Honor Intention Thy

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Even though I'm known as a pop musician, I have a seriousness about what I do.

~Brian Eno

Topics: About Even Known Musician Pop Seriousness Though

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I think we're about ready for a new feeling to enter music. I think that will come from the Arabic world.

~Brian Eno

Topics: About Arabic Come Enter Feeling Music New Ready Think Will World I Think

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Lyrics are always misleading because they make people think that that's what the music is about.

~Brian Eno

Topics: About Always Because Lyrics Make Misleading Music People Think

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: May 15th, 1948

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