Jon Brion quotes:

When I was younger, I looked at getting older as this process of getting less interested in things and becoming colder, and of finding less joy in the mystery of things. And I've found the exact opposite to be true. I find that I'm getting warmer, and that I'm more mystified by human interactions.

[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.

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.

Things begin, things decay, and you've got to find a way to be okay.

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.

Brian Eno developed systems to keep himself on edge and to keep himself in a position where he's generating ideas.

Music looks very formidable to people outside of it and it looks like it's this realm of spooky genius.

The people I choose to work with, I work with because I'm already impressed with them, you know?