The artists of the past who impressed me were the ones who really focused their work.
From Brian Eno
Even though I'm known as a pop musician, I have a seriousness about what I do.
The smart thing in the art world is to have one good idea and never have another.
Everybody is entertained to death.
I know that if I had a television in my flat I would convince myself that everything on it was really interesting. I would say, 'I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!' is so sociologically fascinating that I think I'd better watch.
I'd love it if American kids were listening to Muslim music.
It's actually very easy for democracy to disappear.
Law is always better than war.
You either believe that people respond to authority, or that they respond to kindness and inclusion. I'm obviously in the latter camp. I think that people respond better to reward than punishment.
Lyrics are always misleading because they make people think that that's what the music is about.
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