Interview Archive: Brian Eno opens up

In late 1977, Sniffin' Glue/NME scribe Danny Baker and I interviewed Eno for his 'Before and After Science' LP. Despite that and his involvement with Bowie he was not a happy bunny (Zigzag Jan '78).

You could say Brian Eno was pissed off on the day the dynamic Zigzag interviewing team were supposed to be interviewing him. Quite the opposite mood to what we’d expected.

I mean, that week saw the release of his long awaited new album two years in the making and the unpredictable Eno seemingly getting the publicity and acclaim which had avoided him for …