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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

Topics: Death Disease Face Glamour Horror Industry Portray Smoking Sophistication Tobacco True Try

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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.

~David Byrne

Topics: Away Breathe Cycling Get Gives Good Good Way Lonely Moment Think Way Working You

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

~David Byrne

Topics: Day Dinner Eat Favorite Food Get Leftovers Spicy Spicy Food Time Up

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Cycling is a joy and faster than many other modes of transport, depending on the time of day. It clears the head.

~David Byrne

Topics: Clears Cycling Day Depending Faster Head Joy Many Modes Other Than Time Transport

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Do I wear a helmet? Ugh. I do when I'm riding through a precarious part of town, meaning Midtown traffic. But when I'm riding on secure protected lanes or on the paths that run along the Hudson or through Central Park - no, I don't wear the dreaded helmet then.

~David Byrne

Topics: Along Central Central Park Dreaded Helmet Hudson Meaning Park Part Paths Precarious Protected Riding Run Secure Then Through Town Traffic Wear

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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.

~David Byrne

Topics: Always Artists Been Behavior Crazy Creative Dealt Diva Freedom Genius Get Had Hits Ignored Love Made Make Money Music Musicians Off Pressured Records Ripped Seen Will Wonderful I Love

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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.

~David Byrne

Topics: Common Fascinated Form Just Love Nothing Presence Somebody Sometimes Still Talk You

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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.

~David Byrne

Topics: Another Another Way Any Artistic Knows Liberate May Powerpoint Presentation Use Way Who You

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We don't make music - it makes us.

~David Byrne

Topics: Make Makes Music Us

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To some extent I happily don't know what I'm doing. I feel that it's an artist's responsibility to trust that.

~David Byrne

Topics: Artist Doing Extent Feel Happily Know Responsibility Some Trust I Feel

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Musician

Born: May 14th, 1952

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