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David Byrne

· 40 kata bijak

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Architecture theory is very interesting.

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It seems almost backwards to me that my music seems the more emotional outlet, and the art stuff seems more about ideas.

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Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.

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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?

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Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.

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I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass.

Kehidupan

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I do seem to like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass.

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Artists are notoriously snooty and suspicious of anything coming from the business community.

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I never listen to the radio unless I rent a car.

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You can know or not know how a car runs and still enjoy riding in a car.

Kehidupan

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I don't listen to the radio very much, but that could be because I don't have a car.

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There's a certain amount of freedom involved in cycling: you're self-propelled and decide exactly where to go. If you see something that catches your eye to the left, you can veer off there, which isn't so easy in a car, and you can't cover as much ground walking.

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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.

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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.

Kehidupan

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

Kehidupan

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Why not invest in the future of music, instead of building fortresses to preserve its past?

Kehidupan

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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.

Kehidupan

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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.

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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.

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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.

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