Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" One knew in advance that life in New York would not be easy, but there were cheap rents in cold-water lofts without heat, and the excitement of being here made up for those hardships. I didn't move to New York to make a fortune. "

Related Quotes:

" With pop music, the format dictates the form to a big degree. Just think of the pop single. It has endured as a form even in the download age because bands conform to a strict format, and work, often very productively, within the parameters. "

David Byrne

Work

Think

Single

" 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. "

" Analysis is like a lobotomy. Who wants to have all their edges shaved off? "

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

" Domination and monopoly is the name of the game in the web marketplace. "

" That's the thing about pictures: they seduce you. "

" 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. "

" Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way. It gives you a moment to breathe and think, and get away from what you're working on. "

" 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. "

" I can't deny that label-support gave me a leg up - though not every successful artist needs it. "

David Byrne

Artist

Leg

" I'm very much into making lists and breaking things apart into categories. "

" 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. "

" Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter. "

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

" PowerPoint may not be of any use for you in a presentation, but it may liberate you in another way, an artistic way. Who knows. "

" Most of our lives aren't that exciting, but the drama is still going on in the small details. "

" Obviously, you go through a lot of emotional turmoil in a divorce. "

David Byrne

Emotional

Divorce

" We don't make music - it makes us. "

David Byrne

Make

Makes

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

" 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. "

" There are plenty of people who are, I think, completely racist who love hip-hop. "

" Ninety percent of all music is always crap, and when too many people decide they're going to have guitar bands, then ninety percent of them are going to be crap. It's just a given law. "

" 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. "

" If anything, a lot of electronic music is music that no one listens to at home, hardly. It's really only to be heard when everyone's out enjoying it. "

" I'm afraid that everything will get homogenized and be the same. "

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

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

David Byrne

Guy

Suit

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

" Everything's intentional. It's just filling in the dots. "

" I found music to be the therapy of choice. I guess it is for a lot of people. "