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David Byrne

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


— David Byrne


#defined #musical #musical style #punk #rather

Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.


— David Byrne


#bit #knocks #little #little bit #off

Software constraints are only confining if you use them for what they're intended to be used for.


— David Byrne


#constraints #intended #only #software #them

Sometimes I write stuff that strangely predicts what's going to happen in my life.


— David Byrne


#happen #i #i write #life #my life

Suburban houses and tin sheds are often the objects of ridicule.


— David Byrne


#objects #often #ridicule #sheds #suburban

Television sounded really different than the Ramones sounded really different than us sounded really different than Blondie sounded really different than the Sex Pistols.


— David Byrne


#different #pistols #ramones #really #sex

That's the thing about pictures: they seduce you.


— David Byrne


#pictures #seduce #thing #you

The arts don't exist in isolation.


— David Byrne


#exist #isolation

The assumption is that your personal life has to be a mess to create, but how much chaos can you allow in before it takes over?


— David Byrne


#assumption #before #chaos #create #how

The Heads were the only band on that scene that had a groove.


— David Byrne


#groove #had #heads #only #scene






About David Byrne

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Did you know about David Byrne?

In May 2011 Byrne contributed backing vocals to the Arcade Fire track "Speaking in Tongues" which appeared on the deluxe edition of their 2010 album The Suburbs. Since then Byrne has released his own solo recordings and worked with various media including film photography opera and non-fiction. Some music from this piece was debuted at Adelaide Festival of Arts in Australia in February 2006 and the following year at Carnegie Hall on February 3 2007.

Since then Byrne has released his own solo recordings and worked with various media including film photography opera and non-fiction. He has received Grammy Oscar and Golden Globe awards and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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