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I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point, in the spotlight. I really like the behind the scenes role, because all my freedom is there.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Because Behind Extremely Felt Focal Freedom Like Point Really Role Scenes Spotlight Uncomfortable

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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

Topics: Background Because Engineers Function Functional Had How Learning Lot Perform Point Point Of View Then Trouble View Whole

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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

Topics: Art Art School Before Got Had Just Magic Never Recorder School Since Tape Tape Recorder Thing Thought Tiny Until Wanted

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I have lived in countries that were coming out of conflict: Ireland, South Africa, the Czech republic. People there are overflowing with energy.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Africa Coming Conflict Countries Czech Energy Ireland Lived Out Overflowing People Republic South South Africa Were

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I often work by avoidance.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Avoidance Often Work

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I take sounds and change them into words.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Change Sounds Take Them Words

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I wanted to get rid of the element that had been considered essential in pop music: the voice.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Been Considered Element Essential Get Had Music Pop Pop Music Rid Voice Wanted

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I've discovered this new electronic technique that creates new speech out of stuff that's already there.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Creates Discovered Electronic New Out Speech Stuff Technique

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If I had a stock of fabulous sounds I would just always use them. I wouldn't bother to find new ones.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Always Bother Fabulous Find Had Just New New Ones Sounds Stock Them Use Would

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If you watch any good player, they're using different parts of their body and working with instruments that respond to those movements. They're moving in many dimensions at once.

~Brian Eno

Topics: Any Body Different Different Parts Dimensions Good Instruments Many Movements Moving Once Parts Player Respond Those Using Watch Working You

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: May 15th, 1948

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