I hate having my photograph taken and I try to keep that in mind when I'm photographing other people. But the best photos that I've taken are the ones when people have forgotten that I'm there. If I'm in a… — Devendra Banhart Copy Share Image
I was born with a beard. We're quite hairy down in Latin America. We don't have to use sponges when we wash dishes. We… — Devendra Banhart Copy Share
People love to take sides, but it's not effective. It's not really an effective way of communicating something, because you're either already part of… — Devendra Banhart Copy Share
I think five percent of all songs can be love songs, and another five percent can be miscellaneous or political, but the rest should… — Devendra Banhart Copy Share
Growing up in Caracas, Venezuela, the ubiquitous music is salsa, cumbia, merengue, a little bit of samba. — Devendra Banhart Copy Share
I've always said that musicians are the comics of my generations and comedians are the politicians of my generation. — Devendra Banhart Copy Share
I've always wanted to write a song that goes, "I love you" and a book that goes, "Something happened." Something very direct. — Devendra Banhart Copy Share
We live in an age where many things are working hard to conk us out and anesthetize us. Anything we can do to shake… — Devendra Banhart Copy Share
When the Internet came along, the first thing I did was look up Wu-Tang so I could print out their symbol and glue it… — Devendra Banhart Copy Share
And because my teeth don't bite, I can take them out dancing I can take my little teeth out and show them a real… — Devendra Banhart Copy Share
I've always noticed talking about lyrics is like talking about a duality. It's like a Gemini time every time I talk about one line.… — Devendra Banhart Copy Share
My number-one hero in terms of interdisciplinary art is Laurie Anderson, but I've always admired anyone who can think way beyond any one medium. — Devendra Banhart Copy Share
I've always thought it'd be nice to be seaweed, kind of just floating about. — Devendra Banhart Copy Share
I love Meredith Monk, and with Instagram, I get a chance to see if she has a cat, and what's she reading. — Devendra Banhart Copy Share
