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David Byrne Quotes

When I was in high school, there were these British blues-rock-type bands with really good guitar players that would jam on one song for half an hour. And as much as I was amazed by some of those guitar players, seeing them prompted me to make a note that that’s not something I could do Picture Quote #1

Maybe every city has a unique sensibility, but we don’t have names for what they are or haven’t identified them all. We can’t pinpoint exactly what makes each city’s people unique yet Picture Quote #1

Music was an experience, intimately married to your life. You could pay to hear music, but after you did, it was over, gone - a memory Picture Quote #1

We tend to mistake music for the physical object Picture Quote #1

I'm guarded; I don't talk much Picture Quote #1

When everything is worth money, then money is worth nothing Picture Quote #1

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A lot of that worked itself out in the recording Picture Quote #1

Artists are notoriously snooty and suspicious of anything coming from the business community Picture Quote #1

It’s not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix Picture Quote #1

Analysis is like a lobotomy. Who wants to have all their edges shaved off? Picture Quote #1

I find rebellion packaged by a major corporation a little hard to take seriously Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be a secret agent and an astronaut, preferably at the same time Picture Quote #1

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I’d like to be known for more than being the guy in the big suit Picture Quote #1

When we started, a lot of bands sounded really different from one another Picture Quote #1

I’m not all about money, but, like most musicians, I am about survival Picture Quote #1

I’m very much into making lists and breaking things apart into categories Picture Quote #1

People hear about stuff from their friends or a magazine or a newspaper Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I don't listen to the radio very much, but that could be because I don't have a car Picture Quote #1

People are already finding ways to make their music and play it in front of people and have a life in music, I guess, and I think that's pretty much all you can ask Picture Quote #1

I have something to say about the difference between American and European cities, but I forgot what it was. I have it written down at home somewhere Picture Quote #1

The better the singer's voice is, the harder it is to believe what they're saying. So I turn my weaknesses into strengths Picture Quote #1

Interviewer: If I gave you fifty dollars, right now, what would you do with it? David Byrne: I would get something to eat Picture Quote #1

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There’s a great temptation to clean everything up and make everything more perfect. You have to know when to stop and stop doing it, or you might end up with something that sounds metronomic Picture Quote #1

People are renovating places and opening ambitious new venues. That’s one thing that music does. It gets people out of their houses, and gets them hanging out together Picture Quote #1

There’s a pervasive feeling that when somebody sings a song and records a song on a record, that it’s their true feeling Picture Quote #1

There’s still a feeling that uncensored emotions make a good song. They don’t. Pure emotion is just somebody screaming at you, or crying. It doesn’t communicate anything Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass Picture Quote #1

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When I was in high school, there were these British blues-rock-type bands with really good guitar players that would jam on one song for half an hour. And as much as I was amazed by some of those guitar players, seeing them prompted me to make a note that that’s not something I could do. (David Byrne Quotes) Maybe every city has a unique sensibility, but we don’t have names for what they are or haven’t identified them all. We can’t pinpoint exactly what makes each city’s people unique yet. (David Byrne Quotes) Music was an experience, intimately married to your life. You could pay to hear music, but after you did, it was over, gone - a memory. (David Byrne Quotes) We tend to mistake music for the physical object (David Byrne Quotes) I'm guarded; I don't talk much (David Byrne Quotes) When everything is worth money, then money is worth nothing (David Byrne Quotes) A lot of that worked itself out in the recording (David Byrne Quotes) Artists are notoriously snooty and suspicious of anything coming from the business community (David Byrne Quotes) It’s not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix (David Byrne Quotes) Analysis is like a lobotomy. Who wants to have all their edges shaved off? (David Byrne Quotes) I find rebellion packaged by a major corporation a little hard to take seriously (David Byrne Quotes) I wanted to be a secret agent and an astronaut, preferably at the same time (David Byrne Quotes) I’d like to be known for more than being the guy in the big suit (David Byrne Quotes) When we started, a lot of bands sounded really different from one another (David Byrne Quotes) I’m not all about money, but, like most musicians, I am about survival (David Byrne Quotes) I’m very much into making lists and breaking things apart into categories (David Byrne Quotes) People hear about stuff from their friends or a magazine or a newspaper (David Byrne Quotes) 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 (David Byrne Quotes) 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 Quotes) I don't listen to the radio very much, but that could be because I don't have a car (David Byrne Quotes) People are already finding ways to make their music and play it in front of people and have a life in music, I guess, and I think that's pretty much all you can ask (David Byrne Quotes) I have something to say about the difference between American and European cities, but I forgot what it was. I have it written down at home somewhere (David Byrne Quotes) The better the singer's voice is, the harder it is to believe what they're saying. So I turn my weaknesses into strengths (David Byrne Quotes) Interviewer: If I gave you fifty dollars, right now, what would you do with it? David Byrne: I would get something to eat (David Byrne Quotes) There’s a great temptation to clean everything up and make everything more perfect. You have to know when to stop and stop doing it, or you might end up with something that sounds metronomic (David Byrne Quotes) People are renovating places and opening ambitious new venues. That’s one thing that music does. It gets people out of their houses, and gets them hanging out together (David Byrne Quotes) There’s a pervasive feeling that when somebody sings a song and records a song on a record, that it’s their true feeling (David Byrne Quotes) There’s still a feeling that uncensored emotions make a good song. They don’t. Pure emotion is just somebody screaming at you, or crying. It doesn’t communicate anything (David Byrne Quotes) 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 Quotes) I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass (David Byrne Quotes)

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