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Regarded as one of the best producers and musicians in rock history, Eno started his career in 1971 with Roxy Music. The band released two albums, Roxy Music and For Your Pleasure, with the two Brians in the lineup (the other one was, of course, lead singer Bryan Ferry ); a conflict between the two Brians forced Eno to leave Roxy Music in 1973. Since then, he has released well-acclaimed ambient-music albums, both solo and with collaborators such as John Cale, Robert Fripp, and Daniel Lanois. As a producer, Eno has worked with David Bowie, U2, Talking Heads, Devo and James.
His only vocal appearance in a Top-10 song was as a backing vocalist in the Talking Heads ' recording "Once In A Lifetime".Reportedly loves word puzzles. He wrote and recorded a song entitled "King's Lead Hat", and the title anagrams into "Talking Heads", a band he has worked with. His own name anagrams into "One Brain".Created a set of oracle cards called "Oblique Strategies", which have phrases on them instead of artwork. Unlike Tarot cards, which are illustrated and meant to answer life questions, the phrases on "Oblique Strategies" cards are meant to suggest unconventional solutions to creative dilemmas such as writer's block.Coined the term "ambient music", and recorded the album "Ambient 1: Music for Airports", considered to be the first ambient recording ever.Wrote the song "The Paw Paw Negro Blowtorch" about a love affair with a man from Paw Paw Michigan who could allegedly light anything on fire on which he breathedWrote the song "Dead Finks Don't Talk" about his ex-bandmate Bryan Ferry . Ferry and Eno argued about the creative direction of their band Roxy Music after the second album. Eno however, claims to have subconsciously written the song about Ferry, as he didn't realize it applied to Ferry until a friend asked about it.Daughters: Hannah, Irial, and DarlaEno's song "Julie With" on his album 'Before and After Science' is reportedly written about former girlfriend 'Julie Christie' and her miscarriage while carrying their baby.Was run over by a taxi in 1976 after slipping on a wet London streetWas commissioned by Microsoft to compose and record the 3 1/2 second "start- up sound" for the Windows 95 operating system. Ironically, he composed it on an Apple Macintosh computer.Awarded the Frankfurt Music Prize in 1994.Winner of the 1994 Brit Award for British Producer.