Jon Brion
Jon Brion
Jon Brionis an American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer. He performed with The Excerpts and The Bats in his early career, before going on to composing film scores, including Paul Thomas Anderson's Hard Eight, Magnolia, and Punch-Drunk Love, as well as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and I Heart Huckabees. Brion also works as a solo artist and released his debut solo album, Meaningless, in 2001...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth11 December 1963
CountryUnited States of America
If we're given a number of circumstances to deal with, the brain goes into this mode of trying to find a solution, and it's amazing how good we are at it.
Some people are more fluid than others at just being themselves and recognizing what's good about themselves.
There are a lot of producers who basically have their sound, and if the artist works with them, you almost know what the record's going to sound like before it comes out.
We're so used to everything being properly manicured, like you can hear every footstep in a movie, you can hear every bit of dialogue, and everything is in its place.
I'd like to think that most of what I do is self-evident if you're listening to it or seeing it. But I don't mind the fact that it's hard to describe.
People's association with improvisation means one person playing an endless stream of notes over something, and it doesn't have to be.
I've made a point of not being, say what I refer to as a 'careerist' about anything.
As far as I'm concerned, any work you get is because people have heard other work you've done.
I'm fond of it all. I'm a fan of the guy. I've loved watching him work.
Music looks very formidable to people outside of it and it looks like it's this realm of spooky genius.
Brian Eno developed systems to keep himself on edge and to keep himself in a position where he's generating ideas.
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.
[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.
Things begin, things decay, and you've got to find a way to be okay.