It's funny, when anybody else uses the exact same language as Eno I always think it sounds horribly pretentious - when he says it, it is the only truth in the world. posted by victors at 3:49 PM on November 4, 2010 [4 favorites]
I'm pretty sure the guy wearing a wig and interviewing himself has a sense of humor. posted by saul wright at 4:30 PM on November 4, 2010 [6 favorites]
He really has no sense of humor at all.
I'm not sure I like it when he's trying to do jokes like this, but that statement is really astonishingly incorrect. posted by Grangousier at 4:35 PM on November 4, 2010
Oh man I suck. I didn't even realize that! Thanks for pointing it out, saul wright. posted by jnrussell at 4:36 PM on November 4, 2010
The Thing is... An Interview - Paul Morley interviews Brian Eno in 1992. 123 posted by Grangousier at 4:46 PM on November 4, 2010 [2 favorites]
Very Chris Morris-like, but in a dry way. Love it. posted by Blazecock Pileon at 4:51 PM on November 4, 2010
I love this as much as I love Eno's gold tooth and his new record, Milk Crates on a Small Sea. posted by item at 4:57 PM on November 4, 2010
After being a fan and admirer of Eno's for about eight years I have read almost everything that he has written and what has been written about him. The journalist that he is dressed up as represents a figure that I would imagine exists as a voice inside of Eno's mind and that he continually consults with in order to give the kind of interviews he has given over the years. Even without that interpretation, though, this is still pretty funny. posted by coolxcool=rad at 5:04 PM on November 4, 2010
FROM THE ONION AV COMMENTS:
You really should've known better than to use a sausage canoe.
I'm going to pee on you, Ho Ho Ho.
We will ditch you in the harbor if we must, Ho Ho Ho.
My, my, my!
Oh Please sir! Could you let it go by?
You see I failed both tests with my legs both tied...
Look at him laughing. Like a heifer to the slaughter.
The man definitely inspires something in people, even if it's just random dumping of random lyrics. posted by philip-random at 5:04 PM on November 4, 2010
Look at him laughing. Like a heifer to the slaughter.
'Baby's on Fire' popped up on iTunes shuffle while reading this. Really. posted by ovvl at 5:10 PM on November 4, 2010
saul wright: “I'm pretty sure the guy wearing a wig and interviewing himself has a sense of humor.”
No, no sense of humor at all. Another thing he's awful at is picking up on sardonic (and obviously poor) jokes when other people are making them. posted by koeselitz at 5:23 PM on November 4, 2010
No, no sense of humor at all. Another thing he's awful at is picking up on sardonic (and obviously poor) jokes when other people are making them.
Please watch this again, and note that both people are Brian Eno.
I've given up trying to protect the copyright on my popcorn. Help yourselves, guys. posted by maudlin at 5:30 PM on November 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
Hmm. Seems like he's not the only one that's slow on the uptake. posted by koeselitz at 5:30 PM on November 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
Threeway: I've been with you the whole time here, by the way. Did you notice? It was me. I was the one making the joke. posted by koeselitz at 5:31 PM on November 4, 2010
You do realize I was quoting from the upcoming OS deck, right? posted by maudlin at 5:40 PM on November 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
Naw. "By This River" is a gorgeous song – Before And After Science, the whole album really. Kill your idols, etc.
This is honestly hilarious, by the way. I've eagerly shown it to four different people already. Thanks, bunglin jones. posted by koeselitz at 5:41 PM on November 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
what? the guy interviewing him is David Byrne? he doesn't look anything like David Byrne. posted by philip-random at 5:45 PM on November 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
Also, one of the best things about this interview: the Roxy Music era Brian Eno background on the computer behind him. Because you know that Brian Eno has Brian Eno wallpaper on his computer. Ha! posted by koeselitz at 5:51 PM on November 4, 2010
I kind of love that whole set of vaguely popish pre-Discreet Music albums. Also that in his Venture Brothers cameo he arrives in the Warm Jets. posted by Artw at 5:53 PM on November 4, 2010
BRAP BRAP BRAP! This is fantastic. Bonus omphalos hilarity points for how poor "eno's" comic timing is compared to the interview as a whole. AND that when the record company said "we need to record an Internet promo for the album" he said 'i've got this idea...'. posted by jimbaud at 5:54 PM on November 4, 2010
Koestzil: also prominent grammy placement. Brill! posted by jimbaud at 5:55 PM on November 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
You're so perceptive
And I wonder how you knew posted by effluvia at 6:27 PM on November 4, 2010 [2 favorites]
Wow – Cluster was on that song? Wow. I've been meaning to check them out – they're on this, which I've been listening to a lot lately. Hmm. posted by koeselitz at 7:29 PM on November 4, 2010
If you like Cluster, Eno and maybe Czukay and Conny Plank, there's always this. posted by maudlin at 7:45 PM on November 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
Brian Eno is coming to Vancouver, tickets on sale mid-November. posted by seawallrunner at 8:37 PM on November 4, 2010
I don't like his music particularly. But intellectually he's an amazing artist.
He strikes me as someone who keeps himself interested in the artistic process over the years in an astonishing way.
To be honest: it's only when I googled Kirk Von Pork’s book Vestiges of the Religious Experience in the Artistic Spectrum that I understood what was going on. posted by joost de vries at 10:56 PM on November 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
Someone should do a Cluster post? Not the supermassive black hole in the Perseus Cluster? posted by ovvl at 4:30 PM on November 5, 2010
After some listens I'm really digging this album. Kind of weird that something by Eno could be so unrelaxing though. posted by Artw at 5:11 PM on November 8, 2010
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