David Byrne (musician)

David Byrne (born May 14, 1952 in Dumbarton, Scotland) is a musician best known as a founding member and the principal songwriter of the New Wave band Talking Heads.

Quotes

• (On why he hates the term "world music"): "It’s a way of relegating this 'thing' into the realm of something exotic and therefore cute, weird but safe, because exotica is beautiful but irrelevant."
• "To shake your rump is to be environmentally aware."
• "There is a finite number of jokes in the universe."
• "(In a self interview):" "Interviewer: If I gave you fifty dollars, right now, what would you do with it? David Byrne: I would get something to eat."
• "(In answer to many questions from interviewers):" "I'll tell you later." Also, in response to several questions: "It's like 60 Minutes on acid."
• "(In his film True Stories):" "I really enjoy forgetting. When I first come to a place, I notice all the little details. I notice the way the sky looks. The color of white paper. The way people walk. Doorknobs. Everything. Then I get used to the place and I don't notice those things anymore. So only by forgetting can I see the place again as it really is."