Interesting article about Brian Eno

reezygle

This is an interesting article about how Eno gets inspiration when he is creatively blocked.

https://www.musicradar.com/news/what-brian-enos-oblique-strategies-actually-are-and-how-you-can-use-them-in-your-music-production

jwmmakerofmusic

I was reading that last night. Great article! I always enjoy reading up on Brian Eno. I'm still on the fence whether or not to buy Oblique Strategies or not.

NeuM

I’d really like to see a documentary or well-written article about his time and work in the studio with U2.

galmandsværk

@NeuM said:
I’d really like to see a documentary or well-written article about his time and work in the studio with U2.

Here’s a few nuggets from YouTube. Not all about Eno, but he’s in there 😊

sevenape

@jwmmakerofmusic said:
I was reading that last night. Great article! I always enjoy reading up on Brian Eno. I'm still on the fence whether or not to buy Oblique Strategies or not.

Don’t need to buy anything you can access them free

http://stoney.sb.org/eno/oblique.html

NeuM

@galmandsværk said:

@NeuM said:
I’d really like to see a documentary or well-written article about his time and work in the studio with U2.

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Here’s a few nuggets from YouTube. Not all about Eno, but he’s in there 😊

Thanks I’ll check them out.

jwmmakerofmusic

@sevenape said:

@jwmmakerofmusic said:
I was reading that last night. Great article! I always enjoy reading up on Brian Eno. I'm still on the fence whether or not to buy Oblique Strategies or not.

Don’t need to buy anything you can access them free

http://stoney.sb.org/eno/oblique.html

Excellent! That'll work!

JeffChasteen

Very good article. Thanks!

I’ve always enjoyed this 1974 interview
where a pre-stardom Chrissie Hynde is more than a little weirded-out by Eno:

https://thequietus.com/articles/04339-brian-eno-interview-chrissie-hynde-nme-here-come-the-warm-jets

Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr

@JeffChasteen said:
Very good article. Thanks!

I’ve always enjoyed this 1974 interview
where a pre-stardom Chrissie Hynde is more than a little weirded-out by Eno:

https://thequietus.com/articles/04339-brian-eno-interview-chrissie-hynde-nme-here-come-the-warm-jets

Can’t tell if he’s bullshitting, she’s bullshitting, or both.

BroCoast

@Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

@JeffChasteen said:
Very good article. Thanks!

I’ve always enjoyed this 1974 interview
where a pre-stardom Chrissie Hynde is more than a little weirded-out by Eno:

https://thequietus.com/articles/04339-brian-eno-interview-chrissie-hynde-nme-here-come-the-warm-jets

Can’t tell if he’s bullshitting, she’s bullshitting, or both.

Probably Hynde bullshitting.

Either way, the ending is disturbing and that kind of thing wasn’t abnormal then.

Gavinski

@BroCoast said:

@Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

@JeffChasteen said:
Very good article. Thanks!

I’ve always enjoyed this 1974 interview
where a pre-stardom Chrissie Hynde is more than a little weirded-out by Eno:

https://thequietus.com/articles/04339-brian-eno-interview-chrissie-hynde-nme-here-come-the-warm-jets

Can’t tell if he’s bullshitting, she’s bullshitting, or both.

Probably Hynde bullshitting.

Either way, the ending is disturbing and that kind of thing wasn’t abnormal then.

God, a few interesting ideas in this article but Eno really comes across as a prick.

BTW @jwmmakerofmusic if you look at the appstore there are a few apps containing those Oblique Strategies cards and at least one is free. Maybe handy to have in app form for quick access.

Simon

@BroCoast said:

=> Either way, the ending is disturbing and that kind of thing wasn’t abnormal then.'

The whole interview feels like a weird cocktail of art school ethos, drug use, and record label PR probably.

Make it weird and say something shocking. His mate Bowie was an expert at this. The interview is a kind of "performance" in itself.

michael_m

@Gavinski said:

@BroCoast said:

@Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

@JeffChasteen said:
Very good article. Thanks!

I’ve always enjoyed this 1974 interview
where a pre-stardom Chrissie Hynde is more than a little weirded-out by Eno:

https://thequietus.com/articles/04339-brian-eno-interview-chrissie-hynde-nme-here-come-the-warm-jets

Can’t tell if he’s bullshitting, she’s bullshitting, or both.

Probably Hynde bullshitting.

Either way, the ending is disturbing and that kind of thing wasn’t abnormal then.

God, a few interesting ideas in this article but Eno really comes across as a prick.

I remember reading an interview with him where he berated himself for his behavior when he started out in the music industry, and how he did everything possible to make people sit up and take notice of him. He’s a little less combative and weird in his more recent interviews.

Gavinski

@michael_m said:

@Gavinski said:

@BroCoast said:

@Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

@JeffChasteen said:
Very good article. Thanks!

I’ve always enjoyed this 1974 interview
where a pre-stardom Chrissie Hynde is more than a little weirded-out by Eno:

https://thequietus.com/articles/04339-brian-eno-interview-chrissie-hynde-nme-here-come-the-warm-jets

Can’t tell if he’s bullshitting, she’s bullshitting, or both.

Probably Hynde bullshitting.

Either way, the ending is disturbing and that kind of thing wasn’t abnormal then.

God, a few interesting ideas in this article but Eno really comes across as a prick.

I remember reading an interview with him where he berated himself for his behavior when he started out in the music industry, and how he did everything possible to make people sit up and take notice of him. He’s a little less combative and weird in his more recent interviews.

I think he still has a reputation for being difficult but yes, a lot of time has passed since this interview

michael_m

@Gavinski said:

@michael_m said:

@Gavinski said:

@BroCoast said:

@Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

@JeffChasteen said:
Very good article. Thanks!

I’ve always enjoyed this 1974 interview
where a pre-stardom Chrissie Hynde is more than a little weirded-out by Eno:

https://thequietus.com/articles/04339-brian-eno-interview-chrissie-hynde-nme-here-come-the-warm-jets

Can’t tell if he’s bullshitting, she’s bullshitting, or both.

Probably Hynde bullshitting.

Either way, the ending is disturbing and that kind of thing wasn’t abnormal then.

God, a few interesting ideas in this article but Eno really comes across as a prick.

I remember reading an interview with him where he berated himself for his behavior when he started out in the music industry, and how he did everything possible to make people sit up and take notice of him. He’s a little less combative and weird in his more recent interviews.

I think he still has a reputation for being difficult but yes, a lot of time has passed since this interview

Yes, he’s not known for willingness to open up or showing a sense of humor, but I gave him kudos for appearing as ‘Father Eno’ in Father Ted.

HotStrange

@michael_m said:

@Gavinski said:

@michael_m said:

@Gavinski said:

@BroCoast said:

@Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

@JeffChasteen said:
Very good article. Thanks!

I’ve always enjoyed this 1974 interview
where a pre-stardom Chrissie Hynde is more than a little weirded-out by Eno:

https://thequietus.com/articles/04339-brian-eno-interview-chrissie-hynde-nme-here-come-the-warm-jets

Can’t tell if he’s bullshitting, she’s bullshitting, or both.

Probably Hynde bullshitting.

Either way, the ending is disturbing and that kind of thing wasn’t abnormal then.

God, a few interesting ideas in this article but Eno really comes across as a prick.

I remember reading an interview with him where he berated himself for his behavior when he started out in the music industry, and how he did everything possible to make people sit up and take notice of him. He’s a little less combative and weird in his more recent interviews.

I think he still has a reputation for being difficult but yes, a lot of time has passed since this interview

Yes, he’s not known for willingness to open up or showing a sense of humor, but I gave him kudos for appearing as ‘Father Eno’ in Father Ted.

MGMT has a song about him called Brian Eno and it’s hilarious. Always wondered what the man himself thought about it. It’s poking fun but in a genuine way with respect to his work overall so I don’t think he would hate it but you never know lol

plragde

HotStrange

@plragde said:

Classic. Love this video.

Telefunky

my sympathy towards him grew significantly when I learned he also collected fossils (the petrified stuff, not the tasteless clocks) in his youth

BroCoast

@HotStrange said:
MGMT has a song about him called Brian Eno and it’s hilarious. Always wondered what the man himself thought about it. It’s poking fun but in a genuine way with respect to his work overall so I don’t think he would hate it but you never know lol

Good song from my favourite MGMT album.

They wanted him to produce it but he had never heard of them. So they made a song about tracking down a vampire Brian Eno. 😂

michael_m

@HotStrange said:

@michael_m said:

@Gavinski said:

@michael_m said:

@Gavinski said:

@BroCoast said:

@Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

@JeffChasteen said:
Very good article. Thanks!

I’ve always enjoyed this 1974 interview
where a pre-stardom Chrissie Hynde is more than a little weirded-out by Eno:

https://thequietus.com/articles/04339-brian-eno-interview-chrissie-hynde-nme-here-come-the-warm-jets

Can’t tell if he’s bullshitting, she’s bullshitting, or both.

Probably Hynde bullshitting.

Either way, the ending is disturbing and that kind of thing wasn’t abnormal then.

God, a few interesting ideas in this article but Eno really comes across as a prick.

I remember reading an interview with him where he berated himself for his behavior when he started out in the music industry, and how he did everything possible to make people sit up and take notice of him. He’s a little less combative and weird in his more recent interviews.

I think he still has a reputation for being difficult but yes, a lot of time has passed since this interview

Yes, he’s not known for willingness to open up or showing a sense of humor, but I gave him kudos for appearing as ‘Father Eno’ in Father Ted.

MGMT has a song about him called Brian Eno and it’s hilarious. Always wondered what the man himself thought about it. It’s poking fun but in a genuine way with respect to his work overall so I don’t think he would hate it but you never know lol

So did Half Man Half Biscuit, but I’m not sure he would appreciate that one…

JeffChasteen

@Simon said:

The interview is a kind of "performance" in itself.

Absolutely

Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr

@JeffChasteen said:

@Simon said:

The interview is a kind of "performance" in itself.

Absolutely

By Eno or Hynde or both? It’s hard to know.

Gavinski

@michael_m said:

@Gavinski said:

@michael_m said:

@Gavinski said:

@BroCoast said:

@Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

@JeffChasteen said:
Very good article. Thanks!

I’ve always enjoyed this 1974 interview
where a pre-stardom Chrissie Hynde is more than a little weirded-out by Eno:

https://thequietus.com/articles/04339-brian-eno-interview-chrissie-hynde-nme-here-come-the-warm-jets

Can’t tell if he’s bullshitting, she’s bullshitting, or both.

Probably Hynde bullshitting.

Either way, the ending is disturbing and that kind of thing wasn’t abnormal then.

God, a few interesting ideas in this article but Eno really comes across as a prick.

I remember reading an interview with him where he berated himself for his behavior when he started out in the music industry, and how he did everything possible to make people sit up and take notice of him. He’s a little less combative and weird in his more recent interviews.

I think he still has a reputation for being difficult but yes, a lot of time has passed since this interview

Yes, he’s not known for willingness to open up or showing a sense of humor, but I gave him kudos for appearing as ‘Father Eno’ in Father Ted.

Did he? How the feck did I miss that!

michael_m

@Gavinski said:

@michael_m said:

@Gavinski said:

@michael_m said:

@Gavinski said:

@BroCoast said:

@Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

@JeffChasteen said:
Very good article. Thanks!

I’ve always enjoyed this 1974 interview
where a pre-stardom Chrissie Hynde is more than a little weirded-out by Eno:

https://thequietus.com/articles/04339-brian-eno-interview-chrissie-hynde-nme-here-come-the-warm-jets

Can’t tell if he’s bullshitting, she’s bullshitting, or both.

Probably Hynde bullshitting.

Either way, the ending is disturbing and that kind of thing wasn’t abnormal then.

God, a few interesting ideas in this article but Eno really comes across as a prick.

I remember reading an interview with him where he berated himself for his behavior when he started out in the music industry, and how he did everything possible to make people sit up and take notice of him. He’s a little less combative and weird in his more recent interviews.

I think he still has a reputation for being difficult but yes, a lot of time has passed since this interview

Yes, he’s not known for willingness to open up or showing a sense of humor, but I gave him kudos for appearing as ‘Father Eno’ in Father Ted.

Did he? How the feck did I miss that!

It was really brief - he was introduced to Ted at a priests’ convention.

Simon

@michael_m said:

@Gavinski said:
Did he? How the feck did I miss that!

It was really brief - he was introduced to Ted at a priests’ convention.

Hence the 1978 ambient album "Music For A Priests' Convention".

HotStrange

@BroCoast said:

@HotStrange said:
MGMT has a song about him called Brian Eno and it’s hilarious. Always wondered what the man himself thought about it. It’s poking fun but in a genuine way with respect to his work overall so I don’t think he would hate it but you never know lol

Good song from my favourite MGMT album.

They wanted him to produce it but he had never heard of them. So they made a song about tracking down a vampire Brian Eno. 😂

Sometimes that’s my favorite album and sometimes it’s their self-titled. It’s been all hits so far though. Stoked for their new album! Due in February I think? The 2 lead singles are great.

HotStrange

@michael_m said:

@HotStrange said:

@michael_m said:

@Gavinski said:

@michael_m said:

@Gavinski said:

@BroCoast said:

@Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

@JeffChasteen said:
Very good article. Thanks!

I’ve always enjoyed this 1974 interview
where a pre-stardom Chrissie Hynde is more than a little weirded-out by Eno:

https://thequietus.com/articles/04339-brian-eno-interview-chrissie-hynde-nme-here-come-the-warm-jets

Can’t tell if he’s bullshitting, she’s bullshitting, or both.

Probably Hynde bullshitting.

Either way, the ending is disturbing and that kind of thing wasn’t abnormal then.

God, a few interesting ideas in this article but Eno really comes across as a prick.

I remember reading an interview with him where he berated himself for his behavior when he started out in the music industry, and how he did everything possible to make people sit up and take notice of him. He’s a little less combative and weird in his more recent interviews.

I think he still has a reputation for being difficult but yes, a lot of time has passed since this interview

Yes, he’s not known for willingness to open up or showing a sense of humor, but I gave him kudos for appearing as ‘Father Eno’ in Father Ted.

MGMT has a song about him called Brian Eno and it’s hilarious. Always wondered what the man himself thought about it. It’s poking fun but in a genuine way with respect to his work overall so I don’t think he would hate it but you never know lol

So did Half Man Half Biscuit, but I’m not sure he would appreciate that one…

Listening to it now. Never heard of these guys but they’re good. Reminds me of the Proclaimers a little bit.

JeffChasteen

@Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

@JeffChasteen said:

@Simon said:

The interview is a kind of "performance" in itself.

Absolutely

By Eno or Hynde or both? It’s hard to know.

I definitely think it was performance by both.
They were already acquainted.
I remember reading an article from the same time period when Eno, Hynde, John Cale, and “an American cowboy actor” were all hanging out in the studio during the making of the album Fear.
Forever, I was intrigued by the identity of the “American cowboy actor”. Who could it be?
Decades later, Cale mentioned that it was Doug McClure from “The Virginian”
However, for me, McClure’s greatest role was in the forgotten 80s sitcom “Out Of This World”

Simon

When Eno came to Oz:

id_23

@jwmmakerofmusic said:
I was reading that last night. Great article! I always enjoy reading up on Brian Eno. I'm still on the fence whether or not to buy Oblique Strategies or not.

Search for the oblique strategy shortcut on iOS…

Or…

https://www.grotesquetablesii.com/