“In the 1960s when the recording studio suddenly really took off as a tool, it was the kids from art school who knew how to use it, not the kids from music school. Music students were all stuck in the notion of music as performance, ephemeral. Whereas for art students, music as painting? They knew how to do that.”

British musician and visual artist of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Eno pioneered ambient music and experimental composition. He developed the concept of "generative music" and influenced electronic music through collaborations like Roxy Music and solo works such as *Discreet Music*. His ideas on creativity and artistry also extended into writing and visual design.