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I make a lot of pieces of music that I never release as CDs.

Brian Eno

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Brian Eno
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 15
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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.
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If something is good, you must torture it mercilessly until it is either dead or great.
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The artists of the past who impressed me were the ones who really focused their work.
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I'm very good with technology, I always have been, and with machines in general. They seem not threatening like other people find them, but a source of fun and amusement.
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