| Celebrated Name: | Brian Eno |
| Real Name/Full Name: | Brian Peter George Eno |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 73 years old |
| Birth Date: | 15th May 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Melton, Suffolk, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Height: | 1.69m |
| Weight: | 76kgs |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Sarah Grenville (m. 1967, div) Anthea Norman-Taylor (m.1988) |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Yes (Hannah, Irial, and Darla) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
| Is Brian Eno Gay?: | No |
| Profession: | Producer, songwriter, musician, sound designer |
| Salary: | N/A |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $70 million |
| Last Updated: | January 2024 |
In England, Brian Eno is regarded as one of the best music producers in history. He had been in music career for more than four decades now, having started his career in 1971. He studied experimental music at Ipswich Civic College in the mid-1960s before joining Winchester School of Art. He joined the Roxy Music band in 1971, where he was the group’s synthesizer and did two albums with then.
His stay with the band was short as he left two years later to pursue a solo career. He used the term “ambient music” to describe his music. He released several solo albums and collaborated with several artists like John Cale, Talking Heads, John Hassell, and Devo. Besides singing, Brian also worked in sound installations
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Early Life & Biography
Brian Peter George Eno was born on 15th May 1948 in Melton, Suffolk, in England. His father was William Arnold Eno, while his mother’s name was Maria Alphonsine Eno. Both of his parents were devout Catholics who met during World War II. His half-sister was born before his mother was married to his dad, who both sired Brian, Roger, and Arlette, their lastborn, who was born in 1961. He joined St Joseph’s College, Ipswich, which was a catholic school. Later he joined Ipswich Civic College before joining Winchester School of Art where he graduated in 1969
Personal Life
Brian married when he was a teenager in 1967 after dating his girlfriend, Sarah Grenville, for some time. In 1967, the same year the two married, they were blessed with a baby girl named Hannah. The marriage didn’t last long, and the two divorced later. He later met Anthea Norman-Taylor, who he married in 1988, and they have two daughters together, Irial and Darla.
Besides family, Brian is an atheist and refers himself as an evangelical atheist as he is interested in religion. In partnership with others, they started the Long Now Foundation, whose main objective is to help people become long-term thinkers while trying to explore lasting remedy to global issues.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 15th May 1948, Brian Eno is 73 years old as of today’s date 5th January 2024. His height is 1.69m tall, and his weight is 76 kg.
Career
Though Brian used to sing in his school days, professionally, he started his music career in 1971 when he joined Roxy Music band. During his time with the band, he never appeared on stage as he worked as a synthesizer and tape recorder. In 1973, Brian felt his time was ripe to pursue his solo career in music and left the band after finishing a promotional tour of their second album.
His solo career started immediately after leaving the band with his debut album Here Come to the Warm-Jets being released in 1973. A year later, his second solo album was released, followed by his third album, Another Green World, in 1975. By 1977, Brian had already released four albums with Before and After Science being released in 1977.
He came up with a music genre that he came to call ambient music. This genre puts more emphasis on tone and atmosphere instead of rhythm or the traditional music structure. He recorded several albums in this genre as well as collaborate with other artists like Fripp, who together came up with several albums.
Awards & Achievements
In 2000, asteroid 81948 Eno was named after him after Marc Buie discovered it at Cerro Tololo. He was awarded in 2019, during the Starmus Festival for his prolific work in music. His ambient music has had a huge following, having been accepted worldwide since its inception. In England, Brian’s name is among the list of the best British musicians in history. He also won two best producer awards in 1994 and 1996 during BRIT Awards.
Net Worth & Salary of Brian Eno in 2024
His career in music has been a success story to tell with his new music genre widely accepted. Commercially, music has been a lucrative career earning Brian millions of dollars with his music selling worldwide. In production, Brian is regarded among the best producers in England, producing one of the best performing albums. As of January 2024, Brian has an estimated net worth of $70 million all of this coming from his career as a producer, songwriter, and musician.
Apart from music, Brian used to be Liberal Democrat and served as Nick Clegg’s advisor in 2007. He later joined Labour party endorsing Jeremy Corbyn candidature during the party’s leadership elections in 2015. He also supported Jeremy Corbyn candidature during UK general elections in 2019, calling him a beacon of hope.