David Byrne Quotes

Influential musician, singer, and songwriter, known for his pioneering work in art-rock and new wave music.

To some extent I happily don't know what I'm doing. I feel that it's an artist's responsibility to trust that.

I read the NY Times but I don't trust all of it.

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The quote implies that while the speaker reads The New York Times, they do not place complete trust in the information presented by the publication, indicating a level of skepticism or critical thinking towards media sources.

Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.

Technology has allowed people to make records real... -David Byrne

Technology has allowed people to make records really cheap. You can make a record on a laptop.

You can know or not know how a car runs and still ... -David Byrne

You can know or not know how a car runs and still enjoy riding in a car.

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This quote suggests that one can still enjoy being a passenger in a car regardless of whether they possess knowledge about how cars operate. It emphasizes that the experience of riding in a car can be enjoyable regardless of one's technical understanding.

I don't listen to the radio very much, but that co... -David Byrne

I don't listen to the radio very much, but that could be because I don't have a car.

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This quote suggests that the speaker doesn't listen to the radio frequently. It implies that one possible reason for this could be the absence of a car, which is often a common setting for listening to the radio.

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. The making of music is profoundly affected by the market.

I never listen to the radio unless I rent a car.

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Indicating a personal habit of not listening to the radio unless the speaker is renting a car, implying that the act of renting a car is associated with the opportunity to listen to the radio and enjoy that experience.

Before recording technology existed, you could not... -David Byrne

Before recording technology existed, you could not separate music from its social context.

It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it like that, it sounds like, 'Well, yeah,' but you start to think, 'Why not, though?' What makes one more valuable than another?

My favorite time of day is to get up and eat lefto... -David Byrne

My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food.

I've rarely kept my distance from kind of - I don't know if we can call it politics, but kind of, civic engagement and that kind of thing, except I tended to think, 'Well, do it yourself before you start telling other people what they should be doing.'

The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray.

Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musi... -David Byrne

Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.

Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.

It's not always been a happy marriage. I guess I w... -David Byrne

It's not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix.

David Byrne Quotes

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