I remember talking with Arcade Fire after their first record, when they were getting all kinds of offers from major labels, and I don't think I gave them any advice. They survived that whole onslaught pretty well anyway without me. David Byrne advicearcadefire share on social
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 electronicenjoyhear Change image and share on social
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 advanceaimclose Change image and share on social
Occasionally, I hanker for the time when I sold more records, but I don't sit and drool about it. When I do look at early footage of Talking Heads, I realise I was just a wreck. David Byrne droolearlyfootage Change image and share on social
I can't deny that label-support gave me a leg up - though not every successful artist needs it. David Byrne artistdenygive Change image and share on social
Yeah, anybody can go in with two turntables and a microphone or a home studio sampler and a little cassette deck or whatever and make records in their bedrooms. David Byrne bedroomcassettedeck Change image and share on social
Ninety percent of all music is always crap, and when too many people decide they're going to have guitar bands, then ninety percent of them are going to be crap. It's just a given law. David Byrne bandcrapdecide Change image and share on social
