--- title: "Best Song Quotes by David Byrne" description: "52 Song quotes by David Byrne. Plus more from David Byrne and more Song sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/599/david-byrne-1206_actual_forces-that-you-might-think-are-utterly_2649986.jpg" --- > [Forces that you might think are utterly unrelated to creativity can have a big impact. Technology, obviously, but environment, too. Even financial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/forces-that-you-might-think-are-utterly-unrelated-to-creativity-can/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/599/david-byrne-1206_actual_forces-that-you-might-think-are-utterly_2649986.jpg) > [I think it's really hard to make songs that pursue an agenda. You can kind of do it a little bit through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-think-it-s-really-hard-to-make-songs-that-pursue-an-agenda-you-can/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f81/david-byrne-1206_agendas_i-think-it-s-really-hard-to-make-songs-t_2129674.jpg) > [As I define it, rock and roll is dead. The attitude isn't dead, but the music is no longer vital. It doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/as-i-define-it-rock-and-roll-is-dead-the-attitude-isn-t-dead-but-the/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9aa/david-byrne-1206_alive_as-i-define-it-rock-and-roll-is-dead-the_1493359.jpg) > [I still feel like if I can get a song to work with, say, a basic beat, a rhythm, some chord changes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-still-feel-like-if-i-can-get-a-song-to-work-with-say-a-basic-beat-a-2/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/david-byrne-1206_beats_i-still-feel-like-if-i-can-get-a-song-to_1646732.jpg) > [What's been missing from digital music sales has been the possibility of added depth. In a printed package one can only include…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/what-s-been-missing-from-digital-music-sales-has-been-the-possibility/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/david-byrne-1206_digital-music_what-s-been-missing-from-digital-music-s_589971.jpg) > [The idea of making music from an imaginary culture was to give ourselves a set of restrictions and parameters within which to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/the-idea-of-making-music-from-an-imaginary-culture-was-to-give/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/128/david-byrne-1206_all-kinds_the-idea-of-making-music-from-an-imagina_1306354.jpg) > [Punk. . .was more a kind of do-it-yourself, anyone-can-do-it attitude. If you only played two notes on the guitar, you could figure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/punk-was-more-a-kind-of-do-it-yourself-anyone-can-do-it-attitude-if/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/david-byrne-1206_attitude_punk-was-more-a-kind-of-do-it-yourself-a_2414116.jpg) > [Probably the reason it's a little hard to break away from the album format completely is, if you're getting a band together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/probably-the-reason-it-s-a-little-hard-to-break-away-from-the-album/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/833/david-byrne-1206_albums_probably-the-reason-it-s-a-little-hard-t_258253.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) > [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) > [Doing the box set is one of those things where you get to rewrite your own history to some extent. We could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/doing-the-box-set-is-one-of-those-things-where-you-get-to-rewrite/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/david-byrne-1206_better_doing-the-box-set-is-one-of-those-things_263260.jpg) > [I'm not suggesting people abandon musical instruments and start playing their cars and apartments, but I do think the reign of music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-m-not-suggesting-people-abandon-musical-instruments-and-start/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f93/david-byrne-1206_abandon_i-m-not-suggesting-people-abandon-musica_2483322.jpg) ## Other authors on Song - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-taylor-swift-89132.jpg) Taylor Swift 141 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/taylor-swift/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bob-dylan-18556.jpg) Bob Dylan 95 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/bob-dylan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jimmy-page-49993.jpg) Jimmy Page 81 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/jimmy-page/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-rollins-41662.jpg) Henry Rollins 73 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/henry-rollins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-lennon-51796.jpg) John Lennon 70 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/john-lennon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dave-grohl-27056.jpg) Dave Grohl 70 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/dave-grohl/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-mccartney-74044.jpg) Paul McCartney 65 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/paul-mccartney/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-wynton-marsalis-96408.jpg) Wynton Marsalis 64 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/wynton-marsalis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-neil-young-70733.jpg) Neil Young 64 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/neil-young/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-petrucci-52095.jpg) John Petrucci 63 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/john-petrucci/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jason-mraz-47548.jpg) Jason Mraz 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/jason-mraz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-van-morrison-93136.jpg) Van Morrison 60 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/van-morrison/) ## 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/song/david-byrne/#itemlist", "name": "Best Song Quotes by David Byrne", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Forces that you might think are utterly unrelated to creativity can have a big impact. Technology, obviously, but environment, too. Even financial structures can affect the actual content of a song. 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