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title: "7 Dirty Quotes By David Longstreth"
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> [When it comes to music, I am a dictator. Making a Dirty Projectors record come to life is like making a movie;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/when-it-comes-to-music-i-am-a-dictator-making-a-dirty-projectors/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

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> [I do have my more concept-y albums, and then I have the ones that are more about just collections of songs. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/i-do-have-my-more-concept-y-albums-and-then-i-have-the-ones-that-are/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/david-longstreth-8561_collections_i-do-have-my-more-concept-y-albums-and-t_792775.jpg)

> [Dirty Projectors has always been a band that's been card-carrying modernists in terms of pushing different kinds of abstraction to the fore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/dirty-projectors-has-always-been-a-band-that-s-been-card-carrying/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de8/david-longstreth-8561_band_dirty-projectors-has-always-been-a-band_1416668.jpg)

> [It's helpful to just hear things through friends' ears, people who know you well. I guess when I started Dirty Projectors, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/it-s-helpful-to-just-hear-things-through-friends-ears-people-who-know/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e99/david-longstreth-8561_beginning_it-s-helpful-to-just-hear-things-through_1440598.jpg)

> [There's been no two Dirty Projectors records that have had the same cast of characters every time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/there-s-been-no-two-dirty-projectors-records-that-have-had-the-same/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/david-longstreth-8561_dirty_there-s-been-no-two-dirty-projectors-rec_1464233.jpg)

> [Every Dirty Projectors album is a world unto itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/every-dirty-projectors-album-is-a-world-unto-itself/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dea/david-longstreth-8561_album_every-dirty-projectors-album-is-a-world_1498880.jpg)

> [I made, like, five records as Dirty Projectors before I got out of college. And then I put a band together when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/i-made-like-five-records-as-dirty-projectors-before-i-got-out-of/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

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## Other authors on Dirty

## More by David Longstreth

> [I think, for Solange, it was important to make a super-strong direct statement with 'A Seat at the Table,' and she thought 'Cool Your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/i-think-for-solange-it-was-important-to-make-a-super-strong-direct/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

> [Ninety percent of touring is a logistical maneuver, moving your body and everyone else's from one city to the next. You're like a piece…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/ninety-percent-of-touring-is-a-logistical-maneuver-moving-your-body/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

> [I used to feel that musical knowledge and emotional truth-telling were antagonistic. But I was too curious about chords and instruments and recording to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/i-used-to-feel-that-musical-knowledge-and-emotional-truth-telling/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

> [You have to figure out as a band how a band becomes a business, and then you have to keep that business mentality separate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/you-have-to-figure-out-as-a-band-how-a-band-becomes-a-business-and/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

> [One of the things I really like about West African guitar playing is the way it makes harmony linear. They're really spelling things out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/one-of-the-things-i-really-like-about-west-african-guitar-playing-is/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

> [What genres are good for is being like, 'Here are the parameters. Here's something about the way it's going to make you feel. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/what-genres-are-good-for-is-being-like-here-are-the-parameters-here-s/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

> [Clearly, things are definitely changing in big ways as far as the way we consume music, listen to music, and what we expect from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/clearly-things-are-definitely-changing-in-big-ways-as-far-as-the-way/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

> [I do feel like the hardest thing is to do something simple and tap into whatever remains of our common language rather than cultivating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/i-do-feel-like-the-hardest-thing-is-to-do-something-simple-and-tap/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

> [Just like any songwriter, the songs come out of where I am in my life and what I'm doing and who I'm hanging out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/just-like-any-songwriter-the-songs-come-out-of-where-i-am-in-my-life/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

> [Making a movie really frees up the way you think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/making-a-movie-really-frees-up-the-way-you-think/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

> [At the end of the touring on Bitte, looking back on all that stuff, I feel really proud of having written that music and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/at-the-end-of-the-touring-on-bitte-looking-back-on-all-that-stuff-i/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

> [You don't write songs, really, when you're on tour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/you-don-t-write-songs-really-when-you-re-on-tour/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

> [What appeals to me about 'Blind Willie' is just how sparse that music is. Just this idea - the grain of it, the rawness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/what-appeals-to-me-about-blind-willie-is-just-how-sparse-that-music/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

> [The thing that transforms something from being an idea to being a physical reality is work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/the-thing-that-transforms-something-from-being-an-idea-to-being-a/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

> [The idea of letting a recording be a moment in time appealed to me. With digital recording, it's easy to create a perfect text…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/the-idea-of-letting-a-recording-be-a-moment-in-time-appealed-to-me/)

[David Longstreth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-longstreth/)

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