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> [“I had grown up on Folkway's Nonesuch field recordings and the stuff Lomax had done for the Library of Congress, but the production values on the Ocora releases were on a whole other level. Eno and I realized that music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-had-grown-up-on-folkway-s-nonesuch-field-recordings-and-the-stuff/)

[David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/)

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> [“as if it were the equal of Western classical or art music. The recordings were given respect, thoughtful presentation, and technical attention that was all too rare for non-Western music. I had grown up on Folkways’s Nonesuch field recordings and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/as-if-it-were-the-equal-of-western-classical-or-art-music-the/)

[David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/)

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## 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/)

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