--- title: "16 Stuff Quotes By David Byrne" description: "16 Stuff quotes by David Byrne. Plus more from David Byrne and more Stuff sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f13/david-byrne-1206_agendas_i-didn-t-have-any-agenda-or-plan-when-i_2622748.jpg" --- > [I didn't have any agenda or plan when I started writing stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-didn-t-have-any-agenda-or-plan-when-i-started-writing-stuff/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f13/david-byrne-1206_agendas_i-didn-t-have-any-agenda-or-plan-when-i_2622748.jpg) > [It seems almost backwards to me that my music seems the more emotional outlet, and the art stuff seems more about ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/it-seems-almost-backwards-to-me-that-my-music-seems-the-more/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bba/david-byrne-1206_about_it-seems-almost-backwards-to-me-that-my_3045266.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) > [People hear about stuff from their friends or a magazine or a newspaper.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/people-hear-about-stuff-from-their-friends-or-a-magazine-or-a/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/041/david-byrne-1206_magazines_people-hear-about-stuff-from-their-frien_869295.jpg) > [It's more about the stuff you think about when you're getting from place to place on a bicycle than it is about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/it-s-more-about-the-stuff-you-think-about-when-you-re-getting-from/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91b/david-byrne-1206_bicycle_it-s-more-about-the-stuff-you-think-abou_2946444.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'm just wearing regular street clothes. Pretty much all the time. In the summertime, or when it gets warm out, shorts and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-m-just-wearing-regular-street-clothes-pretty-much-all-the-time-in/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/david-byrne-1206_clothes_i-m-just-wearing-regular-street-clothes_905494.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) > [I try to devote my afternoons to making music in my home studio, but it's a lot more fun hanging out with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-try-to-devote-my-afternoons-to-making-music-in-my-home-studio-but/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c42/david-byrne-1206_afternoon_i-try-to-devote-my-afternoons-to-making_1145202.jpg) > [I certainly agree that putting everything into little genres is counterproductive. You're not going to get too many surprises if you only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-certainly-agree-that-putting-everything-into-little-genres-is/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2d/david-byrne-1206_agree_i-certainly-agree-that-putting-everythin_1086796.jpg) > [Creative work is more accurately a machine that digs down and finds stuff, emotional stuff that will someday be raw material that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/creative-work-is-more-accurately-a-machine-that-digs-down-and-finds/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08c/david-byrne-1206_clay_creative-work-is-more-accurately-a-machi_2155494.jpg) > [From what I've heard, Paris did a little bit more prep work as far as making bike lanes and all of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/from-what-i-ve-heard-paris-did-a-little-bit-more-prep-work-as-far-as/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b64/david-byrne-1206_bike_from-what-i-ve-heard-paris-did-a-little_2414515.jpg) > [There are a lot of people that don't scour websites regularly or read music reviews. They need whatever, the other kinds of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/there-are-a-lot-of-people-that-don-t-scour-websites-regularly-or-read/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/david-byrne-1206_ads_there-are-a-lot-of-people-that-don-t-sco_2971388.jpg) > [I'd been keeping tour diaries, and especially when I go somewhere where I felt the experience might be interesting, like Eastern Europe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-d-been-keeping-tour-diaries-and-especially-when-i-go-somewhere/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/david-byrne-1206_america_i-d-been-keeping-tour-diaries-and-especi_2572491.jpg) > [There's something about music that encourages people to want to know more about the person that made it, and where it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/there-s-something-about-music-that-encourages-people-to-want-to-know/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/454/david-byrne-1206_behavior_there-s-something-about-music-that-encou_586239.jpg) > [We've gone through the urban renewal cycle in the '60s and '70s that really did a lot of damage to the fabric…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/we-ve-gone-through-the-urban-renewal-cycle-in-the-60s-and-70s-that/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2c/david-byrne-1206_community_we-ve-gone-through-the-urban-renewal-cyc_326679.jpg) ## Other authors on Stuff ## 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/stuff/david-byrne/#itemlist", "name": "16 Stuff Quotes By David Byrne", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I didn't have any agenda or plan when I started writing stuff.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Byrne" }, "url": 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