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I thought it was magic to be able to catch something identically on tape and then be able to play around with it, run it backwards; I thought that was great for years.

Brian Eno

I hate the rock music tradition. I can't bear it!

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

Talent

People

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

I often work by avoidance.

Brian Eno

Work

I take sounds and change them into words.

Brian Eno

Change

Words

I'm not interested in possible complexities. I regard song structure as a graph paper.

Brian Eno

Song

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

Brian Eno

Sound

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

Brian Eno

Voice

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.

I think generally playing live is a crap idea. So much of stage work is the presentation of personality, and I've never been interested in that.

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

Learning

Trouble

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

Freedom

I don't live in the past at all; I'm always wanting to do something new. I make a point of constantly trying to forget and get things out of my mind.