David Byrne

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

#companies #demise #gatekeepers #good #good thing

The making of music is profoundly affected by the market. ↗

— David Byrne

#making #market #music #profoundly

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

#day #decrepit #great #joint #leveler

The wage for most musicians is a modest amount, and that includes me some of the time. ↗

— David Byrne

#includes #me #modest #most #musicians

There are plenty of people who are, I think, completely racist who love hip-hop. ↗

— David Byrne

#hip-hop #i #i think #love #people

There's more good music being made now than ever before. ↗

— David Byrne

#being #ever #good #good music #made

To shake your rump is to be environmentally aware. ↗

— David Byrne

#environmentally #rump #shake #your

We don't make music - it makes us. ↗

— David Byrne

#makes #music #us

We live in ugly times. ↗

— David Byrne

#times #ugly

When things get so absurd and so stupid and so ridiculous that you just can't bear it, you cannot help but turn everything into a joke. ↗

— David Byrne

#bear #cannot #everything #get #help