David Byrne Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“I certainly agree that putting everything into little genres is counterproductive. You're not going to get too many surprises if you only focus on the stuff that fits inside the box that you know.”

“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?”

“With music, you often don't have to translate it. It just affects you, and you don't know why.”

“I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass.”

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

“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.”

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

“We don't make music - it makes us.”

“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.”

“Having unlimited choices can paralyze you creatively.”