We are increasingly likely to find ourselves in places with background music. No composers have thought to write for these modern spaces, which represent 30% of our musical experience.
Brian EnoRead
My interest in making music has been to create something that does not exist that I would like to listen to. I wanted to hear music that had not yet happened, by putting together things that suggested a new thing which did not yet exist.
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What this quote means
The quote expresses the desire to create unique and novel music that is not currently available.
Brian Eno's quote emphasizes the artistic pursuit of innovation in music. He shares his personal motivation to compose sounds that transcend existing formats, illustrating the creative process as one of exploration and discovery. Eno highlights the importance of imagination in art, underscoring how artists can forge new paths by combining familiar elements to produce something entirely original and unheard.
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MusicCreationInnovationArtImagination
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During a lecture on creativity, I quoted Brian Eno to emphasize the importance of originality in artistic endeavors.
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