40 quotes by David Byrne

“Architecture theory is very interesting.” — David Byrne

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“It seems almost backwards to me that my music seems the more emotional outlet, and the art stuff seems more about ideas.” — David Byrne

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“Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.” — David Byrne

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“It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it like that, it sounds like, 'Well, yeah,' but you start to think, 'Why not, though?' What makes one more valuable than another?” — David Byrne

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“Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.” — David Byrne

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“I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass.” — David Byrne

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“I do seem to like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass.” — David Byrne

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“Artists are notoriously snooty and suspicious of anything coming from the business community.” — David Byrne

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“I never listen to the radio unless I rent a car.” — David Byrne

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“You can know or not know how a car runs and still enjoy riding in a car.” — David Byrne

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“I don't listen to the radio very much, but that could be because I don't have a car.” — David Byrne

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“There's a certain amount of freedom involved in cycling: you're self-propelled and decide exactly where to go. If you see something that catches your eye to the left, you can veer off there, which isn't so easy in a car, and you can't cover as much ground walking.” — David Byrne

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“The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray.” — David Byrne

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“I've noticed a lot of younger artists have less fear of doing different sorts of things, whether it's various types of music, or gallery artists moving between video and sculpture and drawing.” — David Byrne

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“My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food.” — David Byrne

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“Why not invest in the future of music, instead of building fortresses to preserve its past?” — David Byrne

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“I try to devote my afternoons to making music in my home studio, but it's a lot more fun hanging out with musicians and friends, and trying subtly to influence a band than making your own stuff.” — David Byrne

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“Yeah, anybody can go in with two turntables and a microphone or a home studio sampler and a little cassette deck or whatever and make records in their bedrooms.” — David Byrne

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“If anything, a lot of electronic music is music that no one listens to at home, hardly. It's really only to be heard when everyone's out enjoying it.” — David Byrne

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“Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.” — David Byrne

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“It's not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix.” — David Byrne

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“I don't like begging money from producers.” — David Byrne

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“I found music to be the therapy of choice.” — David Byrne

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“With music, you often don't have to translate it. It just affects you, and you don't know why.” — David Byrne

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“It didn't even occur to me that I'm the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music.” — David Byrne

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