You think about, like, [20th-century classical composers] Alban Berg, Schoenberg, and Webern sitting around in some living room in Vienna and being like, "We are the end of music. We are the end of this tradition. Music is done." — David Longstreth Copy Share Image
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… — David Longstreth Copy Share
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… — David Longstreth Copy Share
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… — David Longstreth Copy Share
You have to figure out as a band how a band becomes a business, and then you have to keep that business mentality separate… — David Longstreth Copy Share
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… — David Longstreth Copy Share
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… — David Longstreth Copy Share
Clearly, things are definitely changing in big ways as far as the way we consume music, listen to music, and what we expect from… — David Longstreth Copy Share
I do feel like the hardest thing is to do something simple and tap into whatever remains of our common language rather than cultivating… — David Longstreth Copy Share
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… — David Longstreth Copy Share
At the end of the touring on Bitte, looking back on all that stuff, I feel really proud of having written that music and… — David Longstreth Copy Share
What appeals to me about 'Blind Willie' is just how sparse that music is. Just this idea - the grain of it, the rawness… — David Longstreth Copy Share
The thing that transforms something from being an idea to being a physical reality is work. — David Longstreth Copy Share
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… — David Longstreth Copy Share
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