Doing the box set is one of those things where you get to rewrite your own history to some extent. We could… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
The assumption is that your personal life has to be a mess to create, but how much chaos can you allow in… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Music was an experience, intimately married to your life. You could pay to hear music, but after you did, it was over,… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
Some artists and indie musicians see Spotify fairly positively - as a way of getting noticed, of getting your music out there… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
I use a stream-of-consciousness approach; if you don't censor yourself, you end up with what you're most concerned about, but you haven't… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
The physical sensation of gliding with the wind in your face is exhilarating. That automatic activity of pedalling, when you have to… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
You create a community with music, not just at concerts but by talking about it with your friends. — David Byrne Copy Share Image
There's a certain amount of freedom involved in cycling: you're self-propelled and decide exactly where to go. If you see something that… — 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
