Quote by Brian Eno
At the beginning of the 20th century, the ambition of the great pa

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. – Brian Eno

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People do dismiss ambient music, dont they? They call it easy listening, as if to suggest that it should be hard to listen to. – Brian Eno

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I would like to see a future where artists think that they have a right to contemplate things like global warming. – Brian Eno

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Music in itself carries a whole set of messages which are very, very rich and complex, and the words either serve to exclude certain ones or point up certain others. – Brian Eno

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Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness. – George Jean Nathan, House of Satan

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The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out. – Walter Benjamin

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