Brian Ferneyhough Quotes

It doesn't matter how new an idea is: what matters is how new it becomes.

Nobody's interested in something that could've been done before.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

We had a huge audience, we sold truckloads of albums. If we do something that's cool, people will listen to it. If we don't, we would be selling people short.

I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.

Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.

It's easy to say, 'I'm going to build something that already exists,' but it's difficult to clearly and succinctly describe something new.

To us, the value of a work lies in its newness: the invention of new forms, or a novel combination of old forms, the discovery of unknown worlds or the exploration of unfamiliar areas in worlds already discovered - revelations, surprises.

If you're ahead of your time, who's going to listen? If you're behind the times, it's boring.

I wanted to make sure to always stay current, try to find new material and stay with the modern techniques.

I don't find myself so exercised by a desperation to be new.

One thing that I do ask myself when I'm in the creative process is, 'Does the world need this?'

But I think the one thing that I can say about us is that we're very consistent about certain things and part of that is our desire to do the very best work that we can and not rest on our laurels, or not allow formula to come into what we do.

If what you do in life is perform to open up eyes and minds, to make people laugh, then it better damn well be new! It shouldn't be just a repetitious 'Hey, I'm still here!'

I have a hatred of familiarity. If I feel like I am doing something I've done before, it feels old and done. I feel I have no choice but to strike out in directions that feel new - anything less just doesn't seem worth it.

The heart and soul of pop is newness, excitement, innovation.

I've learned that if you don't have anyone opposing your work, if you don't have anyone thinking, 'Man, that should be me. I could do that. I should have thought of that, or they must have teams of people doing it for them,' your work simply isn't reaching enough people to be relevant.

For me, novelty matters; uniqueness matters.

I prefer to shock rather than to bore through repetition.

I think it's important to always offer something new.

Every thing new is fine.

If you're in the idea business, it doesn't matter where you're from. It matters if we care about the change you're making.

I've been thinking so much about writing as a gift to readers - and how newness of subject (place or topic or person) is one of the biggest gifts at our disposal.

Your success will be affected by the quality and quantity of new ideas you suggest.

It's always good to do something that is not a repeat. I just don't believe in repeating.