Brian Eno

Well, I am a dilettante. It's only in England that dilettantism is considered a bad thing. In other countries it's called interdisciplinary research. ↗

— Brian Eno

#england

More and more I find I want to be living in a Big Here and a Long Now. ↗

— Brian Eno

#inspirational #now #inspirational

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

#anything #convincing #definite #form #good

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

#because #engineers #function #functional #had

A part of me has become immortal, out of my control. ↗

— Brian Eno

#control #immortal #me #out #part

Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable. ↗

— Brian Eno

#agressive #declines #impact #inevitable #music

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

#art school #before #got #had #i

For the world to be interesting, you have to be manipulating it all the time. ↗

— Brian Eno

#manipulating #time #world #you

The basis of computer work is predicated on the idea that only the brain makes decisions and only the index finger does the work. ↗

— Brian Eno

#basis #brain #computer #decisions #does

As soon as I hear a sound, it always suggests a mood to me. ↗

— Brian Eno

#hear #i #me #mood #soon