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I want to rethink 'surrender' as an active verb.

~Brian Eno

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I think one of my pursuits over the years is trying to answer the question of, 'What else can you do with a voice other than stand in front of a microphone and sing?'

~Brian Eno

Topics: Answer Else Front Microphone Other Over Pursuits Question Sing Stand Than Think Trying Voice Years You I Think

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Well, there are some things that I just can't get out of my head, and they start to annoy me after a while. Sometimes they're of my own creation, as well - and they're just as annoying. It's not only other people's ear worms that bug me, it's my own, as well.

~Brian Eno

Topics: After Annoy Annoying Bug Creation Ear Get Head Just Me My Own Only Other Out Own People Some Some Things Sometimes Start Things Well While Worms

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Perhaps when music has been shouting for so long, a quieter voice seems attractive.

~Brian Eno

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One often makes music to supplement one's world.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Makes Music Often Supplement World

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When I was young, an eccentric uncle decided to teach me how to lie. Not, he explained, because he wanted me to lie, but because he thought I should know how it's done so I would recognise when I was being lied to.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Because Being Being Lied To Decided Done Eccentric Explained He How Know Lie Lied Me Recognise Should Teach Thought Uncle Wanted Would Young

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What I believe is that people have many modes in which they can be. When we live in cities, the one we are in most of the time is the alert mode. The 'take control of things' mode, the 'be careful, watch out' mode, the 'speed' mode - the 'Red Bull' mode, actually. There's nothing wrong with it. It's all part of what we are.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Actually Alert Be Careful Believe Bull Careful Cities Control Live Many Mode Modes Most Nothing Out Part People Red Red Bull Speed Take Things Time Watch Which Wrong I Believe

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The English don't like concepts, really, not from a pop star. It's alright if they come from an 'intellectual,', but from a pop star you're getting ahead of yourself. Part of the class game is that you shouldn't rise above your station, and to start talking about concepts if you're in the pop world is getting a bit uppity, isn't it?

~Brian Eno

Topics: About Above Alright Bit Class Come Concepts English Game Getting Intellectual Like Part Pop Pop Star Really Rise Rise Above Star Start Station Talking World You Your Yourself Ahead

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Something I've realized lately, to my shock, is that I am an optimist, in that I think humans are almost infinitely capable of self-change and self-modification, and that we really can build the future that we want if we're smart about it.

~Brian Eno

Topics: About Almost Am Build Capable Future Humans Infinitely Lately Optimist Realized Really Shock Smart Something Think Want I Think I Am

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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

Topics: Able Always Breathe Breathtaking Collapse Course Make Never Something Want Would You

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: May 15th, 1948

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