“When I started making my own records, I had this idea of drowning out ...” — Brian Eno Quote

“When I started making my own records, I had this idea of drowning out the singer and putting the rest in the foreground. It was the background that interested me.”

“The basis of computer work is predicated on the idea that only the brain makes decisions and only the index finger does the work.”

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

“My background did not start with the East Side; it started with Greenwich Village, which is West Side.”

“When you see how fragile and delicate life can be, all else fades into the background.”

“A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story.”