A really curious interview with Brian Eno by one of my favorite writers, Paul Morley today at the Guardian.
The interview is really a short paragraph on a number of subjects, my favorite being the answer on Abba (or Group Abba – if you will).
On Abba
“In the 70s, no one would admit that they liked Abba. Now it’s fine. It’s so kitsch. Kitsch is an excuse to defend the fact that they feel a common emotion. If it is kitsch. you put a sort of frame around something – to suggest you are being ironic. Actually, you aren’t. You are really enjoying it. I like Abba. I did then and I didn’t admit it. The snobbery of the time wouldn’t allow it. I did admit it when I heard…”
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Brian Eno in his studio. Photograph: Harry Borden (from the Guardian)