I've been asking myself: 'Why put together these things - CDs, albums?' The answer I came up with is, well, sometimes it's… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Sometimes the European and North American public like some things to be exotic and kept at arm's length. They don't want sometimes… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
I think sometimes I get carried away, like I'm speaking to an imaginary audience rather than just trying to figure something out… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Is giving in to the photographer's presumably natural impulse to compose and light well sometimes okay and not okay other times? — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Often I don't know what the song means until it's finished. Sometimes months later. I don't think that's bad. It implies that… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
It seemed [there are] musical nodes on the planet where cultures meet and mix, sometimes as a result of unfortunate circumstances, like… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Sometimes I write stuff that strangely predicts what's going to happen in my life. — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Living "in" a story, being part of a narrative, is much more satisfying than living without one. I don't always know what… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
I'm drawn to the stuff that's maybe a little bit on the fringe. Part of that is just practical sometimes. We can't… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Some things, I feel like no, I never could have the depth of experience of their own music and culture - but… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
I meet young people who know me and are familiar with my stuff. They know the package. They might have cherry-picked five… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
The voting booth joint is a great leveler; the whole neighborhood - rich, poor, old, young, decrepit and spunky - they all turn out… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
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… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
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… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
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… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
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.… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
“All that interconnectedness that facilitated much of the explosion of megawealth over the last decade also facilitated the interpenetration of everything, so no one… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
“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.… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
When you fall in love, you feel like a missing piece of a puzzle that's been found. — David Byrne Copy Share Image
I wave to the double-decker buses from my bike, but the passengers never wave back. Why? Am I not an attraction? — David Byrne Copy Share Image
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… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
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