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Try to make things that can become better in other people’s minds than they were in yours.
Brian Eno
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Brian Eno
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: May 15
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If I had a stock of fabulous sounds I would just always use them. I wouldn't bother to find new ones.
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Except in a few cases like Music for Airports, which was a very clear case of noticing a niche [and] saying, Okay, there's this situation in which people always play music, and nobody has written music for that situation so I'm going to. So, that was a very clear example of spotting a niche and working for it. I have done that occasionally.
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Set up a situation that presents you with something slightly beyond your reach.
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