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I hate talking about music, to tell you the truth.

Brian Eno

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Brian Eno
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 15
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In the 19th century, a lot of people were against outlawing child labour, because to do so would be against the very foundations of a free market economy: 'These children want to work, these people want to employ them... what is your problem? It's not as if anyone has kidnapped them...'
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I'm actually an evangelical atheist, but there is something I recognise about religion: that it gives people a chance to surrender.
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People do dismiss ambient music, don't they? They call it 'easy listening,' as if to suggest that it should be hard to listen to.
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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.
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If 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.
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Honor thy error as a hidden intention.
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I'm fascinated by musicians who don't completely understand their territory that's when you do your best work.
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If something is good, you must torture it mercilessly until it is either dead or great.
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John Cage made you realise that there wasn't a thing called noise, it was just music you hadn't appreciated.
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