I've rarely kept my distance from kind of - I don't know if we can call it politics, but kind of, civic engagement and that kind of thing, except I tended to think, 'Well, do it yourself before you start telling other people what they should be doing.' David Byrne callcivicdistance share on social
Some folks believe that hardship breeds artistic creativity. I don't buy it. One can put up with poverty for a while when one is young, but it will inevitably wear a person down. David Byrne artisticbreedbuy Change image and share on social
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 artistdrawfear Change image and share on social
The voting booth joint is a great leveler; the whole neighborhood - rich, poor, old, young, decrepit and spunky - they all turn out in one day. David Byrne boothdaydecrepit Change image and share on social
I've been asking myself: 'Why put together these things - CDs, albums?' The answer I came up with is, well, sometimes it's artistically viable. It's not just a random collection of songs. Sometimes the songs have a common thread, even if it's not obvious or even conscious on the artists' part. David Byrne albumanswerartist share on social
All you needed was a couple of instruments and a few chords and you could be on an indie label. David Byrne chordcoupleindie Change image and share on social
I meet young people who know me and are familiar with my stuff. They know the package. They might have cherry-picked five or six key tunes. That's how it seems to work. I sometimes wonder if they realise they are not getting the whole context. David Byrne cherrycontextfamiliar share on social
I find rebellion packaged by a major corporation a little hard to take seriously. David Byrne corporationfindhard Change image and share on social
From what I've heard, Paris did a little bit more prep work as far as making bike lanes and all of that stuff. They really did it properly, which New York is getting to little by little. David Byrne bikebitehave Change image and share on social