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 on learning
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 on love
It's not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix. David Byrne on marriage
I don't like begging money from producers. David Byrne on money
I found music to be the therapy of choice. David Byrne on music
With music, you often don't have to translate it. It just affects you, and you don't know why. David Byrne on music
I try to devote my afternoons to making music in my home studio, but it's a lot more fun hanging out with musicians and friends, and trying subtly to influence a band than making your own stuff. David Byrne on music
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 on music
You create a community with music, not just at concerts but by talking about it with your friends. David Byrne on music
I've noticed a lot of younger artists have less fear of doing different sorts of things, whether it's various types of music, or gallery artists moving between video and sculpture and drawing. David Byrne on music
The making of music is profoundly affected by the market. David Byrne on music
We don't make music - it makes us. David Byrne on music
People are already finding ways to make their music and play it in front of people and have a life in music, I guess, and I think that's pretty much all you can ask. David Byrne on music
I'm not suggesting people abandon musical instruments and start playing their cars and apartments, but I do think the reign of music as a commodity made only by professionals might be winding down. David Byrne on music
We tend to mistake music for the physical object. David Byrne on music
I've rarely seen video screens used well in a music concert. David Byrne on music
There's more good music being made now than ever before. David Byrne on music
Why not invest in the future of music, instead of building fortresses to preserve its past? David Byrne on music
The imminent demise of the large record companies as gatekeepers of the world's popular music is a good thing, for the most part. David Byrne on music
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 on music