Music Quote by Devendra Banhart

“Generally, I can't really do much without music playing - even writing or thinking. Peace and quiet means putting on a song.”

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Growing up in Caracas, Venezuela, the ubiquitous music is salsa, cumbia, merengue, a little bit of samba.

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I've always said that musicians are the comics of my generations and comedians are the politicians of my generation.

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I've always wanted to write a song that goes, "I love you" and a book that goes, "Something happened." Something very direct.

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We live in an age where many things are working hard to conk us out and anesthetize us. Anything we can do to shake…

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R. Kelly is my favorite singer.

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And because my teeth don't bite, I can take them out dancing I can take my little teeth out and show them a real…

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I've always noticed talking about lyrics is like talking about a duality. It's like a Gemini time every time I talk about one line.…

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My number-one hero in terms of interdisciplinary art is Laurie Anderson, but I've always admired anyone who can think way beyond any one medium.

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