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I'm afraid that reason will triumph and that the world will become a place where anyone who doesn't fit that will become unnecessary. (David Byrne)
I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass. View quote
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Deep down, I know I have this intuition or instinct that a lot of creative people have, that their demons are also what make them create. View quote
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Why not invest in the future of music, instead of building fortresses to preserve its past? View quote
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Having unlimited choices can paralyze you creatively. View quote
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PowerPoint may not be of any use for you in a presentation, but it may liberate you in another way, an artistic way. Who knows. View quote
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Software constraints are only confining if you use them for what they're intended to be used for. View quote
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Most of our lives aren't that exciting, but the drama is still going on in the small details. View quote
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Yeah, it's pretty hard not to be completely cynical these days. View quote
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You create a community with music, not just at concerts but by talking about it with your friends. View quote
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With pop music, the format dictates the form to a big degree. Just think of the pop single. It has endured as a form even in the download age because bands conform to a strict format, and work, often very productively, within the parameters. (David Byrne)
There's something about music that encourages people to want to know more about the person that made it, and where it was recorded, what year it was done, what they were listening to, and all this kind of stuff. There's something that invites all this obsessive behavior. View quote
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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. View quote
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Obviously, you go through a lot of emotional turmoil in a divorce. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't like begging money from producers. View quote
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I've never had writer's block. View quote
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I always think the everyday is more relevant than anything too grand because we all have to deal with it. View quote
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Yeah, I like to keep myself interested - I'll kind of throw myself into some area that I don't completely know or understand, that I'm not adept at, so I'm forced to swim in order to stay afloat. There's a good feeling that comes from that. View quote
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I love getting out of my comfort zone. View quote
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As everything becomes digitized, there's the idea that things that can't be digitized become more valuable. (David Byrne)
I've rarely seen video screens used well in a music concert. View quote
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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. View quote
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Cycling is a joy and faster than many other modes of transport, depending on the time of day. It clears the head. View quote
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I am an immigrant with a Green Card and, therefore, I am not eligible to vote in a federal election. View quote
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