"Editing is now the easiest thing on earth to do, and all the things that evolved out of word processing - 'Oh, let's put that sentence there, let's get rid of this' - have become commonplace in films and music too."

Literature

Create & Download Quote Image

Select Template

Insight & Reflection

Words carry weight, and Brian Eno's insight into literature is no exception. It serves as a gentle reminder that amidst the chaos of modern life, timeless wisdom still holds the power to guide our decisions and clarify our values.

About Brian Eno

Brian Eno is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, visual artist, sound designer and political activist. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to ambient and electronic music, and for producing, recording, and writing works in rock and pop music. A self-described "non-musician", Eno has helped introduce unconventional concepts and approaches to contemporary music. He has been described as one of popular music's most influential and innovative figures. In 2019, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Roxy Music.

More quotes by Brian Eno  ’
Editorial Note: This quote is curated and fact-checked by the Quotes Archive Editorial Team. Verified Literature Specialist.

More by Brian Eno

"I think most artists would be happy to have bigger audiences rather than smaller ones. It doesn't mean that they are going to change their work in order necessarily to get it, but they're happy if they do get it."

Read more  ’

"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."

Read more  ’

More about Literature

"The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book."

Read more  ’

"What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books."

Read more  ’

"If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility."

Read more  ’
View all Literature quotes  ’