Fan reaction is so out-sized and hyperbolic in rock music compared to other arts. — David Berman Music Copy Share Image
When art is about craftsmanship, then guys like me don't make it as artists. — David Berman Copy Share Image
I was 29 or 30 when I felt sure of what I was doing, but not fully identifying as a songwriter until I was 37. — David Berman Copy Share Image
I grew up the son of a businessman. And I didn't get into music to be a businessman. — David Berman Businessman Copy Share Image
Some people like my singing. But it sounds like bad singing to a lot of other people. — David Berman Copy Share Image
People younger than me trust me. People my age do not. They think I'm up to something. And I've often felt this. — David Berman Age Copy Share Image
All musicians should write poetry or at least read it if they want to improve their game. Except for people who believe… — David Berman Copy Share Image
“out in the wide readership,his younger brother was kicking an ice bucket in the woods behind the Marriott, his younger brother who… — David Berman Brother Copy Share Image
I don't know if I actually respect other artists as people as much as I should. I look at their work as… — David Berman Art Copy Share Image
I don't have any desire to be in a relationship with anyone else, and I do feel like I'm on the other… — David Berman Copy Share Image
I want so many artists that I care about to go away and grow up, and have been amazed at how hard… — David Berman Art Copy Share Image
Obviously there was the idea that we could sell more records if we played live, but I guess I didn't care enough… — David Berman Care Copy Share Image
“...and my signature is drawn in magic marker on the lower right hand corner of the window so when something passes in… — David Berman Artist Copy Share Image
I think reporters think that they can get something extra out of a person face-to-face, but in reality people just give stock… — David Berman Copy Share Image
When I was seven my parents divorced. My father went to Dallas. My mom fled to the shelter of my grandparents in… — David Berman Father Copy Share Image
Like they used to say about Joe Montana, he threw soft because he couldn't throw hard. He was successful because he didn't… — David Berman Copy Share Image
“There are things I've given up on Like recording funny answering machine messages. It's part of growing older And the human race… — David Berman Comedy Copy Share Image
Designers must educate the public that design is about strategy, not decoration. However, such attempts are repeatedly undermined by a design world… — David Berman Award ceremonies Copy Share Image
Suppose one who had always continued blind be told by his guide that after he has advanced so many steps he shall… — David Berman Copy Share Image
For Berkeley (normal) vision is a language whereby God tells us about the tangible world. But prior to having experience of the… — David Berman Aliens Copy Share Image
If critics were harder on the musicians that they love, there would be better songs. But as they grow older and they… — David Berman Copy Share Image
For it oft happens that a notion, when it is cloathed with words, seems tedious and operose and hard to be conceived,… — David Berman Compass Copy Share Image
Allen Ginsburg was wrong about a lot of things, but especially when he said, 'First thought, best thought.' — David Berman Copy Share Image
For a long time, I've struggled very, very much with what people call treatment-resistant depression. — David Berman Depression Copy Share Image
My great grandfather was the last practicing Jew in my family. He died in 1982. — David Berman Family Copy Share Image
Nashville only thrives when talented people from out of town move here from somewhere else. — David Berman Country Copy Share Image
I can't imagine putting my name on a t-shirt. For someone to wear my name? Me? It's ridiculous. — David Berman Copy Share Image
In a lot of ways, I wouldn't be an artist in another time. I need to exist in a time where high… — David Berman Copy Share Image
I imagine that I'm less famous than the 15th ranked bowler in the world. — David Berman Bowler Copy Share Image
When I started the band, the name 'Silver Jews' had no literal meaning - it was just an abstraction. — David Berman Copy Share Image
When people tend to be happier they have more interest in the world around them. — David Berman Copy Share Image
I always had a background belief in God. In other words, instinctually I've never doubted that we are not alone. — David Berman Alone Copy Share Image
