Big Brother is watching… look busy.

Meaning of the quote

The quote "Big Brother is watching... look busy." means that someone with a lot of power or control (like the government) is keeping a close eye on you, so you should act like you're working hard even when you're not. It's a warning that you need to be careful and act like you're busy, even if you're not, because someone is watching you.

About Brandon Boyd

Brandon Boyd is the lead vocalist of the rock band Incubus and has released two solo albums. He has collaborated with producer Brendan O’Brien under the name Sons of the Sea.

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I think I grew a grey watching you procrastinate.

Brandon Boyd

American singer

Big Brother is watching… look busy.

Brandon Boyd

American singer

It’s great to want to be part of something, but it’s a different thing completely to believe wholly in some type of movement, and to give everything for that something.

Brandon Boyd

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Music has to be written while people are still excited about a particular melodic or rhythmic sequence. The idea doesn’t come out the same if we’re not really excited about it.

Brandon Boyd

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I’ll make music, whether or not anyone is listening, for the rest of my life. It’s a natural form of expression for me, the same way I draw and write and sing.

Brandon Boyd

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I suggest we learn to love ourselves before it’s made illegal.

Brandon Boyd

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We are very fortunate to live in this country, but at the same time, the reason the forces are so much more destructive here is because they are faceless.

Brandon Boyd

American singer

I am tapping into a place in you that is unexplored, and very dangerous, but I think essential to the creative life of an artist.

Brandon Boyd

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Music has always been my back door to life. It is important for people to find something that excites them. I like the concept that if you do what excites you, you will be rewarded generously, whatever form reward takes, which is not necessarily money.

Brandon Boyd

American singer

I have always idolized eccentric people.

Brandon Boyd

American singer