David Byrne Quotes

David Byrne

David Byrne

Scottish Musician

Born: May 14, 1952

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Everything's intentional. It's just filling in the dots. David Byrne

Everything Intentional Just Dots Filling

I have trouble imagining what I could do that's beyond the practicality of what I can do. David Byrne

Trouble Could Beyond Practicality Imagining

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. David Byrne

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

Happy Marriage Guess Always Been Quick Fix Wanted Happy Marriage

I subscribe to the myth that an artist's creativity comes from torment. Once that's fixed, what do you draw on? David Byrne

You Creativity Myth Subscribe Once Draw Torment Fixed Artist

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. David Byrne

Frank Lloyd Wright... his things were beautiful but not very functional. David Byrne

Beautiful Frank Frank Lloyd Wright Wright Were His Very Functional Things

I'd like to be known for more than being the guy in the big suit. David Byrne

Big Guy More Like Known Than Being Suit

Why not invest in the future of music, instead of building fortresses to preserve its past? David Byrne

Music Future Building Past Invest Instead Why Why Not Preserve

I wanted to be a secret agent and an astronaut, preferably at the same time. David Byrne

Time Secret Secret Agent Astronaut Same Same Time Wanted Agent

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 alert when riding on the streets as opposed to riding on the Hudson River bike path or similar protected lanes. David Byrne

Day Every Day Ride Path Every Similar River Almost Almost Every Day New Protected Fairly Safer Opposed Hudson York Getting New York Bike Riding Streets Here Alert

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

Attitude Punk Style Musical Defined Rather Than

Television sounded really different than the Ramones sounded really different than us sounded really different than Blondie sounded really different than the Sex Pistols. David Byrne

Sex Ramones Television Sex Pistols Blondie Than Pistols Different Us Really

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

You Car Enjoy Runs Know How Still Riding

Software constraints are only confining if you use them for what they're intended to be used for. David Byrne

You Software Constraints Only Intended Confining Them Use Used

Some artists and indie musicians see Spotify fairly positively - as a way of getting noticed, of getting your music out there where folks can hear it risk-free. David Byrne

Music Musicians Positively Way Out Folks See Some Indie Fairly Spotify Hear Getting Artists Where Noticed Your

Work aside, we come to New York for the possibility of interaction and inspiration. David Byrne

Work Possibility Inspiration New Come York New York Interaction Aside

All you needed was a couple of instruments and a few chords and you could be on an indie label. David Byrne

You Few Indie Could Couple Instruments Label Chords Needed

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