I suppose I am reluctant about being any sort of 'star' and I didn't particularly want to be portrayed as one.
Brian EnoIf there is a new fascism, it won't come from skinheads and punks; it will come from people who eat granola and think they know how the world should be.
Brian EnoIf you had a sign above every studio door saying โThis Studio is a Musical Instrumentโ it would make such a different approach to recording.
Brian EnoFor me it's always contingent on getting a sound-the sound always suggests what kind of melody it should be. So it's always sound first and then the line afterwards.
Brian EnoWe are increasingly likely to find ourselves in places with background music. No composers have thought to write for these modern spaces, which represent 30% of our musical experience.
Brian EnoWhen I work there are two distinct phases: the phase of pushing the work along, getting something to happen, where all the input comes from me, and phase two, where things start to combine in a way that wasn't expected or predicted by what I supplied. Once phase two begins everything is okay, because then the work starts to dictate its own terms. It starts to get an identity which demands certain future moves. But during the first phase you often find that you come to a full stop.
Brian Eno