The idea of making music from an imaginary culture was to give ourselves a set of restrictions and parameters within which to… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
It seemed [there are] musical nodes on the planet where cultures meet and mix, sometimes as a result of unfortunate circumstances, like… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
The most common music that you hear anywhere in the world now basically has its roots in that union that happened in… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
I encourage people not to be passive consumers of music and of culture in general. And feeling like, yeah, you can enjoy… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Maybe it's naïve, but I would love to believe that once you grow to love some aspect of a culture-its music, for… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
In the future, women will have breasts all over. In the future, it will be a relief to find a place without… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Some things, I feel like no, I never could have the depth of experience of their own music and culture - but… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
So there's no guarantee if you like the music you will empathize with the culture and the people who made it. It… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
The voting booth joint is a great leveler; the whole neighborhood - rich, poor, old, young, decrepit and spunky - they all turn out… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Human beings have the incredible capacity for denial. I think they do. And although it's really hard to believe, I have my doubts. But… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
I remember talking with Arcade Fire after their first record, when they were getting all kinds of offers from major labels, and I don't… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
I ride my bike almost every day here in New York. It's getting safer to do so, but I do have to be fairly… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
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.… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
“All that interconnectedness that facilitated much of the explosion of megawealth over the last decade also facilitated the interpenetration of everything, so no one… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
“I pick up a copy of Newsweek on the plane and immediately notice how biased, slanted, and opinionated all the U.S. newsmagazine articles are.… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
When you fall in love, you feel like a missing piece of a puzzle that's been found. — David Byrne Copy Share Image
I wave to the double-decker buses from my bike, but the passengers never wave back. Why? Am I not an attraction? — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Technology has altered the way music sounds, how it’s composed and how we experience it. It has also flooded the world with music. The… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
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