--- title: "21 Kind Quotes By David Byrne" description: "21 Kind quotes by David Byrne. Plus more from David Byrne and more Kind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63e/david-byrne-1206_civic_i-ve-rarely-kept-my-distance-from-kind-o_2317348.jpg" --- > [I've rarely kept my distance from kind of - I don't know if we can call it politics, but kind of, civic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-ve-rarely-kept-my-distance-from-kind-of-i-don-t-know-if-we-can-call/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63e/david-byrne-1206_civic_i-ve-rarely-kept-my-distance-from-kind-o_2317348.jpg) > [There's something about music that encourages people to want to know more about the person that made it, and where it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/there-s-something-about-music-that-encourages-people-to-want-to-know/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/454/david-byrne-1206_behavior_there-s-something-about-music-that-encou_586239.jpg) > [The most common music that you hear anywhere in the world now basically has its roots in that union that happened in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/the-most-common-music-that-you-hear-anywhere-in-the-world-now/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c29/david-byrne-1206_beats_the-most-common-music-that-you-hear-anyw_2222231.jpg) > [Yeah, I like to keep myself interested - I'll kind of throw myself into some area that I don't completely know or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/yeah-i-like-to-keep-myself-interested-i-ll-kind-of-throw-myself-into/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b82/david-byrne-1206_adept_yeah-i-like-to-keep-myself-interested-i_1666601.jpg) > [So there's no guarantee if you like the music you will empathize with the culture and the people who made it. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/so-there-s-no-guarantee-if-you-like-the-music-you-will-empathize-with/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/442/david-byrne-1206_culture_so-there-s-no-guarantee-if-you-like-the_2900906.jpg) > [As I define it, rock and roll is dead. The attitude isn't dead, but the music is no longer vital. It doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/as-i-define-it-rock-and-roll-is-dead-the-attitude-isn-t-dead-but-the/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9aa/david-byrne-1206_alive_as-i-define-it-rock-and-roll-is-dead-the_1493359.jpg) > [I try to write about small things. Paper, animals, a house…love is kind of big. I have written a love song, though.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-try-to-write-about-small-things-paper-animals-a-house-love-is-kind/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34e/david-byrne-1206_animal_i-try-to-write-about-small-things-paper_1261503.jpg) > [My take is that the kind of complexity which says we can always generate complexity from simple interactions following for example rules.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/my-take-is-that-the-kind-of-complexity-which-says-we-can-always/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/372/david-byrne-1206_complexity_my-take-is-that-the-kind-of-complexity-w_2338988.jpg) > [ It seemed \[there are\] musical nodes on the planet where cultures meet and mix, sometimes as a result of unfortunate circumstances, like… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/it-seemed-there-are-musical-nodes-on-the-planet-where-cultures-meet/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd4/david-byrne-1206_african-culture_it-seemed-there-are-musical-nodes-on-the_1779493.jpg) > [Music is relegated to an underground, relatively obscure group of listeners. It's partly because of the nature of the medium. With a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/music-is-relegated-to-an-underground-relatively-obscure-group-of/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/david-byrne-1206_art_music-is-relegated-to-an-underground-rel_2154473.jpg) > [There are a lot of people that don't scour websites regularly or read music reviews. They need whatever, the other kinds of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/there-are-a-lot-of-people-that-don-t-scour-websites-regularly-or-read/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/david-byrne-1206_ads_there-are-a-lot-of-people-that-don-t-sco_2971388.jpg) > [“Maybe this is all a bit of a myth, a willful desire to give each place its own unique aura. But doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/maybe-this-is-all-a-bit-of-a-myth-a-willful-desire-to-give-each-place/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/463/david-byrne-1206_auras_maybe-this-is-all-a-bit-of-a-myth-a-will_2184124.jpg) > [Human beings have the incredible capacity for denial. I think they do. And although it's really hard to believe, I have my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/human-beings-have-the-incredible-capacity-for-denial-i-think-they-do/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/david-byrne-1206_believe_human-beings-have-the-incredible-capacit_25477.jpg) > [The idea of making music from an imaginary culture was to give ourselves a set of restrictions and parameters within which to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/the-idea-of-making-music-from-an-imaginary-culture-was-to-give/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/128/david-byrne-1206_all-kinds_the-idea-of-making-music-from-an-imagina_1306354.jpg) > [I think it's really hard to make songs that pursue an agenda. You can kind of do it a little bit through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-think-it-s-really-hard-to-make-songs-that-pursue-an-agenda-you-can/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f81/david-byrne-1206_agendas_i-think-it-s-really-hard-to-make-songs-t_2129674.jpg) > [I'm really curious how the private listening - iPods, people listening on their phones - how that might eventual effect music. There'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-m-really-curious-how-the-private-listening-ipods-people-listening/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/597/david-byrne-1206_communication_i-m-really-curious-how-the-private-liste_794593.jpg) > [When it became easy enough to do dairy online, then I just thought, "Oh, I'll start doing this. I'll put the parts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/when-it-became-easy-enough-to-do-dairy-online-then-i-just-thought-oh/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d35/david-byrne-1206_bother_when-it-became-easy-enough-to-do-dairy-o_653737.jpg) > [Punk. . .was more a kind of do-it-yourself, anyone-can-do-it attitude. If you only played two notes on the guitar, you could figure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/punk-was-more-a-kind-of-do-it-yourself-anyone-can-do-it-attitude-if/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/david-byrne-1206_attitude_punk-was-more-a-kind-of-do-it-yourself-a_2414116.jpg) > [We've gone through the urban renewal cycle in the '60s and '70s that really did a lot of damage to the fabric…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/we-ve-gone-through-the-urban-renewal-cycle-in-the-60s-and-70s-that/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2c/david-byrne-1206_community_we-ve-gone-through-the-urban-renewal-cyc_326679.jpg) > [Probably the reason it's a little hard to break away from the album format completely is, if you're getting a band together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/probably-the-reason-it-s-a-little-hard-to-break-away-from-the-album/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/833/david-byrne-1206_albums_probably-the-reason-it-s-a-little-hard-t_258253.jpg) > [My favorite term for a new kind of performance is "security theater." In this genre, we watch as ritualized inspections and patdowns…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/my-favorite-term-for-a-new-kind-of-performance-is-security-theater-in/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ad/david-byrne-1206_acknowledge_my-favorite-term-for-a-new-kind-of-perfo_743055.jpg) ## Other authors on Kind ## More by David Byrne > [The voting booth joint is a great leveler; the whole neighborhood - rich, poor, old, young, decrepit and spunky - they all turn out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/the-voting-booth-joint-is-a-great-leveler-the-whole-neighborhood-rich/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/human-beings-have-the-incredible-capacity-for-denial-i-think-they-do/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-remember-talking-with-arcade-fire-after-their-first-record-when/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-ride-my-bike-almost-every-day-here-in-new-york-it-s-getting-safer/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-ve-been-asking-myself-why-put-together-these-things-cds-albums-the/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) > [“All that interconnectedness that facilitated much of the explosion of megawealth over the last decade also facilitated the interpenetration of everything, so no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/all-that-interconnectedness-that-facilitated-much-of-the-explosion-of/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) > [I think sometimes - not always - I write songs that are accessible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-think-sometimes-not-always-i-write-songs-that-are-accessible/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) > [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-pick-up-a-copy-of-newsweek-on-the-plane-and-immediately-notice-how/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) > [When you fall in love, you feel like a missing piece of a puzzle that's been found.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/when-you-fall-in-love-you-feel-like-a-missing-piece-of-a-puzzle-that/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) > [I wave to the double-decker buses from my bike, but the passengers never wave back. Why? Am I not an attraction?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-wave-to-the-double-decker-buses-from-my-bike-but-the-passengers/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/technology-has-altered-the-way-music-sounds-how-it-s-composed-and-how/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) > [A lot of that worked itself out in the recording.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/a-lot-of-that-worked-itself-out-in-the-recording/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) > [I came to New York to be a fine artist - that was my ambition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-came-to-new-york-to-be-a-fine-artist-that-was-my-ambition/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) > [Sometimes the European and North American public like some things to be exotic and kept at arm's length. They don't want sometimes to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/sometimes-the-european-and-north-american-public-like-some-things-to/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) > [Why not invest in the future of music, instead of building fortresses to preserve its past?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/why-not-invest-in-the-future-of-music-instead-of-building-fortresses/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kind/david-byrne/#itemlist", "name": "21 Kind Quotes By David Byrne", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've rarely kept my distance from kind of - I don't know if we can call it politics, but kind of, civic engagement and that kind of thing, except I tended to think, 'Well, do it yourself before you start telling other people what they should be doing.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Byrne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-ve-rarely-kept-my-distance-from-kind-of-i-don-t-know-if-we-can-call/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63e/david-byrne-1206_civic_i-ve-rarely-kept-my-distance-from-kind-o_2317348.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63e/david-byrne-1206_civic_i-ve-rarely-kept-my-distance-from-kind-o_2317348.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63e/david-byrne-1206_civic_i-ve-rarely-kept-my-distance-from-kind-o_2317348.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've rarely kept my distance from kind of - I don't know if we can call it politics, but kind of, civic…” — David Byrne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's something about music that encourages people to want to know more about the person that made it, and where it was recorded, what year it was done, what they were listening to, and all this kind of stuff. 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