David Byrne quotes - page 5

People use irony as a defense mechanism. (David Byrne)
Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way. It gives you a moment to breathe and think, and get away from what you're working on. View quote
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I have trouble imagining what I could do that's beyond the practicality of what I can do. View quote
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One knew in advance that life in New York would not be easy, but there were cheap rents in cold-water lofts without heat, and the excitement of being here made up for those hardships. I didn't move to New York to make a fortune. View quote
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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? View quote
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I've been asking myself: 'Why put together these things - CDs, albums?' The answer I came up with is, well, sometimes it's artistically viable. It's not just a random collection of songs. Sometimes the songs have a common thread, even if it's not obvious or even conscious on the artists' part. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm guarded; I don't talk much. View quote
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The imminent demise of the large record companies as gatekeepers of the world's popular music is a good thing, for the most part. View quote
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So there's no guarantee if you like the music you will empathize with the culture and the people who made it. It doesn't necessarily happen. I think it can, but it doesn't necessarily happen. Which is kind of a shame. View quote
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Well, Marx is having a comeback. I hear him mentioned a lot in terms of the global financial situation and the general sense of injustice out there. A lot of economic experts in America refer to him without actually using the M word, but he's around. (David Byrne)
I'm concerned that my technical skills have advanced to the point where I can get closer to what I'm aiming for, which is not such a good thing. View quote
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There's more good music being made now than ever before. View quote
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I've noticed that when I am selling a lot of records, certain things become easier. I'm not talking about getting a table in a restaurant. View quote
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The arts don't exist in isolation. View quote
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Ninety percent of all music is always crap, and when too many people decide they're going to have guitar bands, then ninety percent of them are going to be crap. It's just a given law. View quote
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One of the benefits of playing to small audiences in small clubs for a few years is that you're allowed to fail. View quote
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Sometimes I write stuff that strangely predicts what's going to happen in my life. View quote
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When things get so absurd and so stupid and so ridiculous that you just can't bear it, you cannot help but turn everything into a joke. View quote
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With music, you often don't have to translate it. It just affects you, and you don't know why. View quote
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As I define it, rock and roll is dead. The attitude isn't dead, but the music is no longer vital. It doesn't have the same meaning. The attitude, though, is still very much alive -- and it still informs other kinds of music. (David Byrne)