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David Byrne Quotes

born 1952 Scotland

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

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Also known as: Byrne, David

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It's not music you would use to get a girl into bed. If anything, you're going to frighten her off.

The better the singer's voice is, the harder it is to believe what they're saying. So I turn my weaknesses into an advantage.

I have something to say about the difference between American and European cities, but I forgot what it was. I have it written down at home somewhere.

As I define it, rock and roll is dead. The attitude isn't dead, but the music is no longer vital. It doesn't have the same meaning. The attitude, though, is still very much alive -- and it still informs other kinds of music.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: David Byrne (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.