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> [ 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." ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-longstreth/you-think-about-like-20th-century-classical-composers-alban-berg/)

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

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## 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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