Jon Brion famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Things begin, things decay, and you've got to find a way to be okay.
-- Jon Brion

#Decay #Way #Chaos
Brian Eno developed systems to keep himself on edge and to keep himself in a position where he's generating ideas.
-- Jon Brion

#Ideas #Brian #Position
Music looks very formidable to people outside of it and it looks like it's this realm of spooky genius.
-- Jon Brion

#People #Looks #Genius
The people I choose to work with, I work with because I'm already impressed with them, you know?
-- Jon Brion

#People
It was so much fun conducting an orchestra and watching the musicians' faces as some of Kanye's lyrics went by. They couldn't believe what was going on.
-- Jon Brion

#Fun #Believe #Musician
The only thing you really have to practice is your ability. And this is something I do all the time. I try to teach my hand to do what I'm hearing in my head at any given second. I don't sit around and practice scales. I sit around and just try to make sure my hands are following what's coming to me.
-- Jon Brion

#Trying #Teach #Ability
[Brion calls his working relationship with West a natural fit.] His knowledge and understanding of records across the board is great, ... That's the reason why we got along: We don't see music as something that happens in one genre.
-- Jon Brion

#Understanding #Boards #Records
I get to be a musician with my life, so it doesn't even matter if I'm good in it. It means at the very least, I'm pulling the wool over everyone's eyes consistently enough. And I put food on the table, and have work to do.
-- Jon Brion

#Mean #Eye #Musician
If you're recording the song on your four-track in your kitchen, when you finished writing the song, you're recording, and it's cool, and honor that. And maybe that's the version that should be released. And if you're recording the song again, it shouldn't be because there's a version you love that you're chasing. It should be because "You know what? I made a recording, but I don't love it emotionally." So, okay, then record again. And be in it and take advantage of the buzz and energy of "I'm getting to record right now!" It's such a beautiful and cool privilege.
-- Jon Brion

#Beautiful #Song #Writing

Spiritual life begins to decay when we fail to sense the grandeur of what is eternal in time.
The downfall of civilized states tends to come not from the direct assaults of foes, but from internal decay combined with the consequences of exhaustion in war.
Sound: always in a state of emergence or decay
I don't see much sense in that," said Rabbit. "No," said Pooh humbly, "there isn't. But there was going to be when I began it. It's just that something happened to it along the way.
I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way.
There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.
One can't have it both ways and both ways is the only way I want it.
The oldOld winds that blewWhen chaos was, what doThey tell the clattered trees that IShould weep?
Generalities are intellectually necessary evils.
Life is nothing without a little chaos to make it interesting.

Jon Brion famous quotes

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