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You create a community with music, not just at concerts but by talking about it with your friends.

~David Byrne

Topics: About Community Concerts Create Friends Just Music Talking You Your

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I've never had writer's block.

~David Byrne

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We tend to mistake music for the physical object.

~David Byrne

Topics: Mistake Music Object Physical Tend

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

~David Byrne

Topics: Hip-Hop Love People Plenty Think Who I Think

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So there's no guarantee if you like the music you will empathize with the culture and the people who made it. It doesn't necessarily happen. I think it can, but it doesn't necessarily happen. Which is kind of a shame.

~David Byrne

Topics: Culture Empathize Guarantee Happen Kind Like Made Music Necessarily No Guarantee People Shame Think Which Who Will You I Think

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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

Topics: Anything Electronic Electronic Music Enjoying Everyone Hardly Heard Home Listens Lot Music Only Out Really

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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?

~David Byrne

Topics: Another Attitude Beats Fundamental Hip-Hop Johnny Learning Like Makes More Operas Program Put Social Sounds Start Support Supports Symphonies Than Think Though Valuable Well Why Why Not Yeah You

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I came to New York to be a fine artist - that was my ambition.

~David Byrne

Topics: Ambition Artist Came Fine New New York York I Came

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I'm no Lance Armstrong, but I do use a bike to get from place to place in Manhattan, a little bit of Brooklyn.

~David Byrne

Topics: Armstrong Bike Bit Brooklyn Get Little Little Bit Manhattan Place Use

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

~David Byrne

Topics: Accessible Always Sometimes Songs Think Write I Think I Write

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Musician

Born: May 14th, 1952

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