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David Byrne Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

I’m not suggesting people abandon musical instruments and start playing their cars and apartments, but I do think the reign of music as a commodity made only by professionals might be winding down Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

It seems almost backwards to me that my music seems the more emotional outlet, and the art stuff seems more about ideas Picture Quote #1

My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The imminent demise of the large record companies as gatekeepers of the world’s popular music is a good thing, for the most part Picture Quote #1

To some extent I happily don’t know what I’m doing. I feel that it’s an artist’s responsibility to trust that Picture Quote #1

Why not invest in the future of music, instead of building fortresses to preserve its past? 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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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 Picture Quote #1

All you needed was a couple of instruments and a few chords and you could be on an indie label Picture Quote #1

I subscribe to the myth that an artist’s creativity comes from torment. Once that’s fixed, what do you draw on? Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’ve been in beautiful landscapes where one is tempted to whip out a camera and take a picture. I’ve learned to resist that Picture Quote #1

It’s not music you would use to get a girl into bed. If anything, you’re going to frighten her off Picture Quote #1

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The more you know, the more you know you don’t know and the more you know that you don’t know Picture Quote #1

The better a singer’s voice,? the harder it is to believe what they’re saying Picture Quote #1

Facts are simple and facts are straight. Facts are lazy and facts are late. Facts all come with points of view. Facts don’t do what I want them to. Facts just twist the truth around. Facts are living turned inside out Picture Quote #1

Singing is a trick to get people to listen to music for longer than they would ordinarily Picture Quote #1

When everything is visible and appears to be dumb, that’s when the details take on larger meanings Picture Quote #1

This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no fooling around Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

As everything becomes digitized, there’s the idea that things that can’t be digitized become more valuable Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Cycling is a joy and faster than many other modes of transport, depending on the time of day. It clears the head Picture Quote #1

Life tends to be an accumulation of a lot of mundane decisions, which often gets ignored Picture Quote #1

Most of our lives aren’t that exciting, but the drama is still going on in the small details Picture Quote #1

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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 Quotes) I’m not suggesting people abandon musical instruments and start playing their cars and apartments, but I do think the reign of music as a commodity made only by professionals might be winding down (David Byrne Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) It seems almost backwards to me that my music seems the more emotional outlet, and the art stuff seems more about ideas (David Byrne Quotes) My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food (David Byrne Quotes) 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 (David Byrne Quotes) 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 Quotes) The imminent demise of the large record companies as gatekeepers of the world’s popular music is a good thing, for the most part (David Byrne Quotes) To some extent I happily don’t know what I’m doing. I feel that it’s an artist’s responsibility to trust that (David Byrne Quotes) Why not invest in the future of music, instead of building fortresses to preserve its past? (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) 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 Quotes) All you needed was a couple of instruments and a few chords and you could be on an indie label (David Byrne Quotes) I subscribe to the myth that an artist’s creativity comes from torment. Once that’s fixed, what do you draw on? (David Byrne Quotes) 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 Quotes) I’ve been in beautiful landscapes where one is tempted to whip out a camera and take a picture. I’ve learned to resist that (David Byrne Quotes) It’s not music you would use to get a girl into bed. If anything, you’re going to frighten her off (David Byrne Quotes) The more you know, the more you know you don’t know and the more you know that you don’t know (David Byrne Quotes) The better a singer’s voice,? the harder it is to believe what they’re saying (David Byrne Quotes) Facts are simple and facts are straight. Facts are lazy and facts are late. Facts all come with points of view. Facts don’t do what I want them to. Facts just twist the truth around. Facts are living turned inside out (David Byrne Quotes) Singing is a trick to get people to listen to music for longer than they would ordinarily (David Byrne Quotes) When everything is visible and appears to be dumb, that’s when the details take on larger meanings (David Byrne Quotes) This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco, this ain’t no fooling around (David Byrne Quotes) 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 (David Byrne Quotes) As everything becomes digitized, there’s the idea that things that can’t be digitized become more valuable (David Byrne Quotes) 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 (David Byrne Quotes) Cycling is a joy and faster than many other modes of transport, depending on the time of day. It clears the head (David Byrne Quotes) Life tends to be an accumulation of a lot of mundane decisions, which often gets ignored (David Byrne Quotes) Most of our lives aren’t that exciting, but the drama is still going on in the small details (David Byrne Quotes)

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