At the beginning of the 20th century, the ambition of the great painters was to make paintings that … - Brian Eno

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The US government's most acute fear is that other countries are going to follow the Cuban example. They want everybody to know that if you follow this example we will attack you in every way that we can.

Brian Eno

At the beginning of the 20th century, the ambition of the great painters was to make paintings that were like music, which was then considered as the noblest art.

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Stop thinking about art works as objects, and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences.

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When I was working with Talking Heads what would happen typically is that they would go out and start playing a track, and I would always run the tape. I always record everything, even a run through where you're trying to get in tune. That's a principle because sometimes when the situation isn't clear interesting things happen, and they are worth listening to again.

Clear, Interesting, Playing, Running, Track

The trouble with New Age music is that there's no evil in it.

Age, Evil, Trouble

The point about working is not to produce great stuff all the time, but to remain ready for when you can.

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I'd rather hold one note for an hour and modulate it so that it means something than play 3,000 notes in 15 seconds.

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