Jon Brion Quotes

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

  Jon Brion

  Decay, Way, Chaos

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• 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

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• 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

  Interview with David Wolinsky, www.avclub.com. January 23, 2008.

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• 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

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• 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

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• The people I choose to work with, I work with because I'm already impressed with them.

  Jon Brion

  People, Knows, Impressed

  Interview with Spence D., www.ign.com. September 30, 2004.

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• [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

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• 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

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• 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

  Source: www.avclub.com

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