What matters in modern music is not the part you can write down, the w…

Brian Eno
211 citations
What matters in modern music is not the part you can write down, the words and the tune, but the rest - the texture, the atmosphere, the references and associations.
Humanity
15

More Author Quotes

The whole point of art, as far as I’m concerned, is that art doesn’t make any difference. And that’s why it’s important. Take film: you can have quite extreme emotional experiences watching a movie, … ▶
Whenever you listen to a piece of music, what you are actually doing is hearing the latest sentence in a very long story you’ve been listening to - all the pieces of music you’ve ever heard. ✨ Brian … ▶
If you grow up in a very strong religion like Catholicism you certainly cultivate in yourself a certain taste for the intensity of ideas. ✨ On gospel, Abba and the death of the record: an audience wi … ▶
I'm actually an evangelical atheist, but there is something I recognise about religion: that it gives people a chance to surrender.
If I had a stock of fabulous sounds I would just always use them. I wouldn't bother to find new ones. ✨ How People Like Brian Eno Come Into Existence by Bruce Sterling, www.wired.com. March 7, 2009.

What matters in modern music is not the part you can write down, the words and the tune, but the rest - the texture, the atmosphere, the references and associations.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes