486 Quotes by Brian Eno

When I finish something, I want it out that day. Pop music is like the daily paper. Its got to be there then, not six months later.

I'm an atheist, and the concept of god for me is all part of what I call 'the last illusion.' The last illusion is someone knows what is going on. Nearly everyone has that illusion somewhere, and it manifests not only in the terms of the idea that there is a god but that it knows what's going on but that the planets know what's going on.

My shows are not narratives.

When people censor themselves they're just as likely to get rid of the good bits as the bad bits.

I do love being in my studio. Especially at night.

Make an exhaustive list of everything you might do & do the last thing on the list.

Well, there are some things that I just can’t get out of my head, and they start to annoy me after a while. Sometimes they’re of my own creation, as well – and they’re just as annoying. It’s not only other people’s ear worms that bug me, it’s my own, as well.

My guitar only has five strings ’cause the top one broke and I decided not to put it back on: when I play chords I only play bar chords, and the top one always used to cut me there.

Even though I’m known as a pop musician, I have a seriousness about what I do.