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Brian Eno

People do dismiss ambient music, don't they? They call it 'easy listening,' as if to suggest that it should be hard to listen to.

Brian Eno

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Brian Eno is pointing out that people often underestimate ambient music by labeling it as "easy listening," implying it lacks complexity or effort. He highlights the irony that calling something "easy" suggests it should actually be difficult to appreciate, which misunderstands the nature of ambient music.

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