Quote by David Byrne
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Ive rarely kept my distance from kind of – I dont know if we can call it politics, but kind of, civic engagement and that kind of thing, except I tended to think, Well, do it yourself before you start telling other people what they should be doing. – David Byrne

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

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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. – David Byrne

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