--- title: "10 Think Quotes By David Byrne" description: "10 Think quotes by David Byrne. Plus more from David Byrne and more Think sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/david-byrne-1206_after_i-think-i-had-a-mild-case-of-asperger-s_685760.jpg" --- > [I think I had a mild case of Asperger's as a younger guy, but that typically just wears off after a while.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-think-i-had-a-mild-case-of-asperger-s-as-a-younger-guy-but-that/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/david-byrne-1206_after_i-think-i-had-a-mild-case-of-asperger-s_685760.jpg) > [Do creative, social, and civic attitudes change depending on where we live? Yes, I think so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/do-creative-social-and-civic-attitudes-change-depending-on-where-we/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/024/david-byrne-1206_attitudes_do-creative-social-and-civic-attitudes-c_1000949.jpg) > [Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way. It gives you a moment to breathe and think, and get away from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/cycling-can-be-lonely-but-in-a-good-way-it-gives-you-a-moment-to/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d7/david-byrne-1206_away_cycling-can-be-lonely-but-in-a-good-way_1508065.jpg) > [I think I had a mild case of Asperger's as a younger guy, but that typically just wears off after a while.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-think-i-had-a-mild-case-of-asperger-s-as-a-younger-guy-but-that-2/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/david-byrne-1206_after_i-think-i-had-a-mild-case-of-asperger-s_2993983.jpg) > [People are already finding ways to make their music and play it in front of people and have a life in music,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/people-are-already-finding-ways-to-make-their-music-and-play-it-in/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/982/david-byrne-1206_ask_people-are-already-finding-ways-to-make_1077590.jpg) > [I don't think people are going to switch over to bikes because it's good for them or because it's politically correct. They're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-don-t-think-people-are-going-to-switch-over-to-bikes-because-it-s/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b95/david-byrne-1206_bike_i-don-t-think-people-are-going-to-switch_1407980.jpg) > [With pop music, the format dictates the form to a big degree. Just think of the pop single. It has endured as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/with-pop-music-the-format-dictates-the-form-to-a-big-degree-just/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/david-byrne-1206_age_with-pop-music-the-format-dictates-the-f_2913378.jpg) > [The physical sensation of gliding with the wind in your face is exhilarating. That automatic activity of pedalling, when you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/the-physical-sensation-of-gliding-with-the-wind-in-your-face-is/) [David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bc/david-byrne-1206_activity_the-physical-sensation-of-gliding-with-t_2074055.jpg) > [I remember talking with Arcade Fire after their first record, when they were getting all kinds of offers from major labels, and…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ede/david-byrne-1206_advice_i-remember-talking-with-arcade-fire-afte_29177.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) ## Other authors on Think ## 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/think/david-byrne/#itemlist", "name": "10 Think Quotes By David Byrne", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think I had a mild case of Asperger's as a younger guy, but that typically just wears off after a while. 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