Brian Eno Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“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.”

“My lyrics are generated by various peculiar processes. Very random and similar to automatic writing.”

“People tend to play in their comfort zone, so the best things are achieved in a state of surprise, actually.”

“A big ego means that you have some confidence in your abilities, really, and that you're prepared to take the risk of trying them out.”

“I often work by avoidance.”

“I wouldn't call myself a synaesthete in the sense that Nabokov was. But I'll talk about a sound as being cold blue or dark brown. For descriptive purposes, yes, I often see colors when I'm listening to music and think, 'Oh, there's not enough sort of yellowy stuff in here, or not enough white.'”

“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.”

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

“Set up a situation that presents you with something slightly beyond your reach.”

“I don't like headphones very much, and I rarely listen to music on headphones.”