--- title: "13 Sometimes Quotes By David Byrne" description: "13 Sometimes quotes by David Byrne. Plus more from David Byrne and more Sometimes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/david-byrne-1206_music_music-has-to-be-sort-of-ignorable-someti_1590134.jpg" --- > [Music has to be sort of ignorable sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/music-has-to-be-sort-of-ignorable-sometimes/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/david-byrne-1206_music_music-has-to-be-sort-of-ignorable-someti_1590134.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d7/david-byrne-1206_accessible_i-think-sometimes-not-always-i-write-son_65696.jpg) > [Sometimes I write stuff that strangely predicts what's going to happen in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/sometimes-i-write-stuff-that-strangely-predicts-what-s-going-to/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/david-byrne-1206_going_sometimes-i-write-stuff-that-strangely-p_2067580.jpg) > [Is giving in to the photographer's presumably natural impulse to compose and light well sometimes okay and not okay other times?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/is-giving-in-to-the-photographer-s-presumably-natural-impulse-to/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e71/david-byrne-1206_giving_is-giving-in-to-the-photographer-s-presu_937446.jpg) > [I meet young people who know me and are familiar with my stuff. They know the package. They might have cherry-picked five…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-meet-young-people-who-know-me-and-are-familiar-with-my-stuff-they/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df7/david-byrne-1206_context_i-meet-young-people-who-know-me-and-are_3155318.jpg) > [I think sometimes I get carried away, like I'm speaking to an imaginary audience rather than just trying to figure something out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-think-sometimes-i-get-carried-away-like-i-m-speaking-to-an/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/david-byrne-1206_asking_i-think-sometimes-i-get-carried-away-lik_740440.jpg) > [Some things, I feel like no, I never could have the depth of experience of their own music and culture - but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/some-things-i-feel-like-no-i-never-could-have-the-depth-of-experience/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad3/david-byrne-1206_collaborating_some-things-i-feel-like-no-i-never-could_2875907.jpg) > [Sometimes the European and North American public like some things to be exotic and kept at arm's length. They don't want sometimes…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f16/david-byrne-1206_arms_sometimes-the-european-and-north-america_132235.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/often-i-don-t-know-what-the-song-means-until-it-s-finished-sometimes/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/david-byrne-1206_able_often-i-don-t-know-what-the-song-means-u_1351885.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-m-drawn-to-the-stuff-that-s-maybe-a-little-bit-on-the-fringe-part/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bae/david-byrne-1206_fringe_i-m-drawn-to-the-stuff-that-s-maybe-a-li_2622162.jpg) > [I've been asking myself: 'Why put together these things - CDs, albums?' The answer I came up with is, well, sometimes it's…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f33/david-byrne-1206_albums_i-ve-been-asking-myself-why-put-together_51775.jpg) > [ It seemed \[there are\] musical nodes on the planet where cultures meet and mix, sometimes as a result of unfortunate circumstances, like… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/it-seemed-there-are-musical-nodes-on-the-planet-where-cultures-meet/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd4/david-byrne-1206_african-culture_it-seemed-there-are-musical-nodes-on-the_1779493.jpg) > [Living "in" a story, being part of a narrative, is much more satisfying than living without one. I don't always know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/living-in-a-story-being-part-of-a-narrative-is-much-more-satisfying/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78c/david-byrne-1206_life_living-in-a-story-being-part-of-a-narrat_2237278.jpg) ## Other authors on Sometimes ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sometimes/david-byrne/#itemlist", "name": "13 Sometimes Quotes By David Byrne", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Music has to be sort of ignorable sometimes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Byrne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/music-has-to-be-sort-of-ignorable-sometimes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/david-byrne-1206_music_music-has-to-be-sort-of-ignorable-someti_1590134.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/david-byrne-1206_music_music-has-to-be-sort-of-ignorable-someti_1590134.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/david-byrne-1206_music_music-has-to-be-sort-of-ignorable-someti_1590134.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Music has to be sort of ignorable sometimes.” — David Byrne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think sometimes - not always - I write songs that are accessible.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Byrne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-think-sometimes-not-always-i-write-songs-that-are-accessible/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d7/david-byrne-1206_accessible_i-think-sometimes-not-always-i-write-son_65696.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d7/david-byrne-1206_accessible_i-think-sometimes-not-always-i-write-son_65696.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d7/david-byrne-1206_accessible_i-think-sometimes-not-always-i-write-son_65696.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think sometimes - not always - I write songs that are accessible.” — David Byrne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes I write stuff that strangely predicts what's going to happen in my life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Byrne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/sometimes-i-write-stuff-that-strangely-predicts-what-s-going-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/david-byrne-1206_going_sometimes-i-write-stuff-that-strangely-p_2067580.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/david-byrne-1206_going_sometimes-i-write-stuff-that-strangely-p_2067580.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/david-byrne-1206_going_sometimes-i-write-stuff-that-strangely-p_2067580.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes I write stuff that strangely predicts what's going to happen in my life.” — David Byrne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Is giving in to the photographer's presumably natural impulse to compose and light well sometimes okay and not okay other times?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Byrne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/is-giving-in-to-the-photographer-s-presumably-natural-impulse-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e71/david-byrne-1206_giving_is-giving-in-to-the-photographer-s-presu_937446.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e71/david-byrne-1206_giving_is-giving-in-to-the-photographer-s-presu_937446.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e71/david-byrne-1206_giving_is-giving-in-to-the-photographer-s-presu_937446.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Is giving in to the photographer's presumably natural impulse to compose and light well sometimes okay and…” — David Byrne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I meet young people who know me and are familiar with my stuff. 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Sometimes months later. I don't think that's bad. It implies that I don't know what I'm doing but-I think if you're able to follow your instincts, then that's knowing what you're doing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Byrne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/often-i-don-t-know-what-the-song-means-until-it-s-finished-sometimes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/david-byrne-1206_able_often-i-don-t-know-what-the-song-means-u_1351885.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/david-byrne-1206_able_often-i-don-t-know-what-the-song-means-u_1351885.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/david-byrne-1206_able_often-i-don-t-know-what-the-song-means-u_1351885.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Often I don't know what the song means until it's finished. Sometimes months later. I don't think that's…” — David Byrne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 compete with the major labels for some acts, so you figure, \"Okay, what could I introduce to people, or what do I like that is within my means?\"", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Byrne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-m-drawn-to-the-stuff-that-s-maybe-a-little-bit-on-the-fringe-part/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bae/david-byrne-1206_fringe_i-m-drawn-to-the-stuff-that-s-maybe-a-li_2622162.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bae/david-byrne-1206_fringe_i-m-drawn-to-the-stuff-that-s-maybe-a-li_2622162.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bae/david-byrne-1206_fringe_i-m-drawn-to-the-stuff-that-s-maybe-a-li_2622162.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm drawn to the stuff that's maybe a little bit on the fringe. Part of that is just practical sometimes. 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