Jon Brion

As far as I'm concerned, any work you get is because people have heard other work you've done. ↗

— Jon Brion

#as far as #because #concerned #done #far

Brian Eno developed systems to keep himself on edge and to keep himself in a position where he's generating ideas. ↗

— Jon Brion

#developed #edge #generating #himself #ideas

I'd like to think that most of what I do is self-evident if you're listening to it or seeing it. But I don't mind the fact that it's hard to describe. ↗

— Jon Brion

#fact #hard #i #i do #like

I've made a point of not being, say what I refer to as a 'careerist' about anything. ↗

— Jon Brion

#anything #being #i #made #point

If we're given a number of circumstances to deal with, the brain goes into this mode of trying to find a solution, and it's amazing how good we are at it. ↗

— Jon Brion

#brain #circumstances #deal #find #given

Music looks very formidable to people outside of it and it looks like it's this realm of spooky genius. ↗

— Jon Brion

#genius #like #looks #music #outside

People's association with improvisation means one person playing an endless stream of notes over something, and it doesn't have to be. ↗

— Jon Brion

#endless #improvisation #means #notes #over

Some people are more fluid than others at just being themselves and recognizing what's good about themselves. ↗

— Jon Brion

#being #fluid #good #just #more

The people I choose to work with, I work with because I'm already impressed with them, you know? ↗

— Jon Brion

#because #choose #i #impressed #know

There are a lot of producers who basically have their sound, and if the artist works with them, you almost know what the record's going to sound like before it comes out. ↗

— Jon Brion

#artist #basically #before #comes #going