Suburban houses and tin sheds are often the objects of ridicule. David Byrne More Quotes by David Byrne More Quotes From David Byrne 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. David Byrne enjoymusic-ishome The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray. David Byrne marijuanasmokingtrying We live in ugly times. David Byrne ugly I never listen to the radio unless I rent a car. David Byrne carradio It didn't even occur to me that I'm the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music. David Byrne lastsplayworld It seems almost backwards to me that my music seems the more emotional outlet, and the art stuff seems more about ideas. David Byrne emotionalideasart It's not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix. David Byrne quick-fixeshappy-marriagewedding 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. David Byrne concernedgood-thingsskills I think sometimes - not always - I write songs that are accessible. David Byrne writingsongthinking Architecture theory is very interesting. David Byrne architecturetheoryinteresting Artists are notoriously snooty and suspicious of anything coming from the business community. David Byrne suspiciouscommunityartist Frank Lloyd Wright... his things were beautiful but not very functional. David Byrne frankbeautiful Life tends to be an accumulation of a lot of mundane decisions, which often gets ignored. David Byrne mundane-lifeignoreddecision I always think the everyday is more relevant than anything too grand because we all have to deal with it. David Byrne relevanteverydaythinking I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass. David Byrne bassemotionalbody I am an immigrant with a Green Card and, therefore, I am not eligible to vote in a federal election. David Byrne electiongreencards I didn't have any agenda or plan when I started writing stuff. David Byrne agendasstuffwriting 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. David Byrne rich-poorvotingone-day I don't like begging money from producers. David Byrne beggingproducers I have trouble imagining what I could do that's beyond the practicality of what I can do. David Byrne i-cantroublecan-do