David Byrne Quotes

• As everything becomes digitized, there’s the idea that things that can’t be digitized become more valuable.

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• Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way.

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• Do I wear a helmet? Ugh. I do when I’m riding through a precarious part of town, meaning Midtown traffic. But when I’m riding on secure protected lanes or on the paths that run along the Hudson or through Central Park – no, I don’t wear the dreaded helmet then.

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• From what I’ve heard, Paris did a little bit more prep work as far as making bike lanes and all of that stuff. They really did it properly, which New York is getting to little by little.

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• I always think the everyday is more relevant than anything too grand because we all have to deal with it.

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• I am an immigrant with a Green Card and, therefore, I am not eligible to vote in a federal election.

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• I came to New York to be a fine artist – that was my ambition.

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• I do seem to like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass.

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• 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 going to do it because it gets them from A to B faster.

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• I found music to be the therapy of choice.

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• I have trouble imagining what I could do that’s beyond the practicality of what I can do.

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• I resent the implication that I’m less of a musician and a worse person for not appreciating certain works.

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• 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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• I think sometimes – not always – I write songs that are accessible.

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• I try to devote my afternoons to making music in my home studio, but it’s a lot more fun hanging out with musicians and friends, and trying subtly to influence a band than making your own stuff.

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• I’m concerned that my technical skills have advanced to the point where I can get closer to what I’m aiming for, which is not such a good thing.

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• I’m no Lance Armstrong, but I do use a bike to get from place to place in Manhattan, a little bit of Brooklyn.

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• I’m not suggesting people abandon musical instruments and start playing their cars and apartments, but I do think the reign of music as a commodity made only by professionals might be winding down.

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• I’m very much into making lists and breaking things apart into categories.

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• 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. It’s not just a random collection of songs. Sometimes the songs have a common thread, even if it’s not obvious or even conscious on the artists’ part.

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David Byrne (106)

Birth:	14th May, 1952
Nationality:	American, Scottish
Profession:	Guitarist, Lyricist, Singer

About

David Byrne was born in Dumbarton, Scotland. He is a Scottish-born American singer, songwriter and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads, active between 1975 and 1991. He has received Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe awards and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He applied for US citizenship in 2012. He lives in New York City.

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