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" It didn't even occur to me that I'm the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music. "

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" I've noticed a lot of younger artists have less fear of doing different sorts of things, whether it's various types of music, or gallery artists moving between video and sculpture and drawing. "

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

" I love getting out of my comfort zone. "

" I think I had a mild case of Asperger's as a younger guy, but that typically just wears off after a while. "

" 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. "

" Music was an experience, intimately married to your life. You could pay to hear music, but after you did, it was over, gone - a memory. "

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

" I think sometimes - not always - I write songs that are accessible. "

" I'm afraid that reason will triumph and that the world will become a place where anyone who doesn't fit that will become unnecessary. "

" 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. "

" The wage for most musicians is a modest amount, and that includes me some of the time. "

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

" Suburban houses and tin sheds are often the objects of ridicule. "

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

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

" I've noticed that when I am selling a lot of records, certain things become easier. I'm not talking about getting a table in a restaurant. "

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

" 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. "

" Occasionally, I hanker for the time when I sold more records, but I don't sit and drool about it. When I do look at early footage of Talking Heads, I realise I was just a wreck. "

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

" I'm guarded; I don't talk much. "

" Deep down, I know I have this intuition or instinct that a lot of creative people have, that their demons are also what make them create. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The voting booth joint is a great leveler; the whole neighborhood - rich, poor, old, young, decrepit and spunky - they all turn out in one day. "

" People in Latin America... love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but also hate a lot of things that America does to them. "

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

" I've made money, and I've been ripped off. I've had creative freedom, and I've been pressured to make hits. I have dealt with diva behavior from crazy musicians, and I have seen genius records by wonderful artists get completely ignored. I love music. I always will. "

" I've been in beautiful landscapes where one is tempted to whip out a camera and take a picture. I've learned to resist that. "