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 More Quotes by David Byrne More Quotes From David Byrne I try never to wear my own clothes, I pretend I'm someone else David Byrne clothesmy-owntrying I'm afraid that everything will get homogenized and be the same David Byrne I read the NY Times but I don't trust all of it David Byrne dont-trust The world isn't logical, it's a song. David Byrne logicalsongworld 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. David Byrne new-yorkwatermoving Maybe it's naïve, but I would love to believe that once you grow to love some aspect of a culture-its music, for instance -you can never again think of the people of that culture as less than yourself. I would like to believe that if I am deeply moved by a song originating from some place other than my own homeland, then I have in some way shared an experience with the people of that culture. I have been pleasantly contaminated. I can identify in some small way with it and its people. David Byrne musicsongbelieve I have something to say about the difference between American and European cities, but I forgot what it was. I have it written down at home somewhere. David Byrne differencescitieshome Interviewer: If I gave you fifty dollars, right now, what would you do with it?David Byrne: I would get something to eat. David Byrne dollarsright-nowfifty It's like 60 Minutes on acid. David Byrne acidminutes A dissection of music perception and creation that starts slowly and inexorably builds to a grand finish. I loved reading that listening to music coordinates more disparate parts of the brain than almost anything else--and playing music uses even more! Despite illuminating a lot of what goes on this book doesn't "spoil" enjoyment- it only deepens the beautiful mystery that is music. David Byrne readingbeautifulbook Punk. . .was more a kind of do-it-yourself, anyone-can-do-it attitude. If you only played two notes on the guitar, you could figure out a way to make a song out of that, and that's what it was all about. David Byrne guitarsongattitude My favorite term for a new kind of performance is "security theater." In this genre, we watch as ritualized inspections and patdowns create the illusion of security. It's a form that has become common since 9/11, and even the government agencies that participate in this activity acknowledge,off the record, that it is indeed a species of theater. David Byrne agencygovernmentwatches Maybe this is all a bit of a myth, a willful desire to give each place its own unique aura. But doesn't any collective belief eventually become a kind of truth? If enough people act as if something is true, isn't it indeed "true," not objectively, but in the sense that it will determine how they will behave? The myth of unique urban character and unique sensibilities in different cities exists because we want it to exist. David Byrne uniquecitiescharacter Science's job is to map our ignorance. David Byrne mapsignorancejobs When you fall in love, you feel like a missing piece of a puzzle that's been found. David Byrne falling-in-lovemissinglove-you People will do odd things if you give them money. David Byrne odd-thingsgivingpeople Personally, being somewhat envious of Richard's (Thompson) songwriting and guitar playing, it's somewhat satisfying he's not yet achieved household-name status. It serves him right for being so good. David Byrne enviousguitarnames Book learning, or intelligence of one sort, doesn't guarantee you intelligence of another sort.You can behave just as stupidly with a good college education. David Byrne collegeguaranteesbook Metal buildings are the dream that Modern Architects had at the beginning of this century. It has finally come true, but they themselves don't realize it. That's because it doesn't take an Architect to build a metal building. You just order them out of a catalog - comes with a bunch of guys who put it together in a couple of days, maybe a week. And there you go - you're all set to go into business - just slap a sign out front. David Byrne coupledreamorder Another Elvis will not come along. He got wasted, but it's alright. David Byrne alright
