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David Byrne Quotes

I love getting out of my comfort zone Picture Quote #1

We live in ugly times Picture Quote #1

Obviously, you go through a lot of emotional turmoil in a divorce Picture Quote #1

Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way Picture Quote #1

I don’t like begging money from producers Picture Quote #1

I’ve never had writer’s block Picture Quote #1

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Suburban houses and tin sheds are often the objects of ridicule Picture Quote #1

The arts don’t exist in isolation Picture Quote #1

From what I’ve heard, Paris did a little bit more prep work as far as making bike lanes and all of that stuff. They really did it properly, which New York is getting to little by little Picture Quote #1

It didn’t even occur to me that I’m the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music Picture Quote #1

The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray Picture Quote #1

Frank Lloyd Wright... his things were beautiful but not very functional Picture Quote #1

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I knew I wanted to have a doll of myself on the cover. I thought, I wanna see myself as a Ken doll Picture Quote #1

People in Latin America... love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but also hate a lot of things that America does to them Picture Quote #1

Television sounded really different than the Ramones sounded really different than us sounded really different than Blondie sounded really different than the Sex Pistols Picture Quote #1

That’s the one for my tombstone... Here lies David Byrne. Why the big suit? Picture Quote #1

Is giving in to the photographer’s presumably natural impulse to compose and light well sometimes okay and not okay other times Picture Quote #1

I couldn’t talk to people face to face, so I got on stage and started screaming and squealing and twitching Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

There’s an old joke that you know you’re in heaven if the cooks are Italian and the engineering is German. If it’s the other way around you’re in hell Picture Quote #1

Real sadness is such an all-encompassing intense thing that it takes you out of your humdrum existence. If you can still function, you want to show it while it’s peaking. So when people tell you to cheer up, it’s not always the best thing Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Do I wear a helmet? Ugh. I do when I’m riding through a precarious part of town, meaning Midtown traffic. But when I’m riding on secure protected lanes or on the paths that run along the Hudson or through Central Park - no, I don’t wear the dreaded helmet then Picture Quote #1

I don’t think people are going to switch over to bikes because it’s good for them or because it’s politically correct. They’re going to do it because it gets them from A to B faster Picture Quote #1

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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? Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

It seemed [there are] musical nodes on the planet where cultures meet and mix, sometimes as a result of unfortunate circumstances, like slavery or something else, in places like New Orleans and Havana and Brazil. And those are places where the European culture and indigenous culture and African culture all met and lived together, and some new kind of culture and especially music came out of that Picture Quote #1

Sometimes the European and North American public like some things to be exotic and kept at arm’s length. They don’t want sometimes to know that foreign artists are doing something that’s at least as relevant as what’s being done here Picture Quote #1

With music, you often don’t have to translate it. It just affects you, and you don’t know why Picture Quote #1

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I love getting out of my comfort zone (David Byrne Quotes) We live in ugly times (David Byrne Quotes) Obviously, you go through a lot of emotional turmoil in a divorce (David Byrne Quotes) Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way (David Byrne Quotes) I don’t like begging money from producers (David Byrne Quotes) I’ve never had writer’s block (David Byrne Quotes) Suburban houses and tin sheds are often the objects of ridicule (David Byrne Quotes) The arts don’t exist in isolation (David Byrne Quotes) From what I’ve heard, Paris did a little bit more prep work as far as making bike lanes and all of that stuff. They really did it properly, which New York is getting to little by little (David Byrne Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Frank Lloyd Wright... his things were beautiful but not very functional (David Byrne Quotes) I knew I wanted to have a doll of myself on the cover. I thought, I wanna see myself as a Ken doll (David Byrne Quotes) People in Latin America... love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but also hate a lot of things that America does to them (David Byrne Quotes) Television sounded really different than the Ramones sounded really different than us sounded really different than Blondie sounded really different than the Sex Pistols (David Byrne Quotes) That’s the one for my tombstone... Here lies David Byrne. Why the big suit? (David Byrne Quotes) Is giving in to the photographer’s presumably natural impulse to compose and light well sometimes okay and not okay other times (David Byrne Quotes) I couldn’t talk to people face to face, so I got on stage and started screaming and squealing and twitching (David Byrne Quotes) 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 Quotes) There’s an old joke that you know you’re in heaven if the cooks are Italian and the engineering is German. If it’s the other way around you’re in hell (David Byrne Quotes) Real sadness is such an all-encompassing intense thing that it takes you out of your humdrum existence. If you can still function, you want to show it while it’s peaking. So when people tell you to cheer up, it’s not always the best thing (David Byrne Quotes) 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 (David Byrne Quotes) Do I wear a helmet? Ugh. I do when I’m riding through a precarious part of town, meaning Midtown traffic. But when I’m riding on secure protected lanes or on the paths that run along the Hudson or through Central Park - no, I don’t wear the dreaded helmet then (David Byrne Quotes) I don’t think people are going to switch over to bikes because it’s good for them or because it’s politically correct. They’re going to do it because it gets them from A to B faster (David Byrne Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 (David Byrne Quotes) It seemed [there are] musical nodes on the planet where cultures meet and mix, sometimes as a result of unfortunate circumstances, like slavery or something else, in places like New Orleans and Havana and Brazil. And those are places where the European culture and indigenous culture and African culture all met and lived together, and some new kind of culture and especially music came out of that (David Byrne Quotes) Sometimes the European and North American public like some things to be exotic and kept at arm’s length. They don’t want sometimes to know that foreign artists are doing something that’s at least as relevant as what’s being done here (David Byrne Quotes) With music, you often don’t have to translate it. It just affects you, and you don’t know why. (David Byrne Quotes)

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