David Byrne

People are already finding ways to make their music and play it in front of people and have a life in music, I guess, and I think that's pretty much all you can ask. ”

Cycling is a joy and faster than many other modes of transport, depending on the time of day. It clears the head. ”

I resent the implication that I'm less of a musician and a worse person for not appreciating certain works. ”

I cycled when I was at high school, then reconnected with bikes in New York in the late '70s. It was a good way of getting around the clubs and galleries of the Lower East Side and Soho. ”

Artists are notoriously snooty and suspicious of anything coming from the business community. ”

You create a community with music, not just at concerts but by talking about it with your friends. ”

I read the NY Times but I don't trust all of it. ”

The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray. ”

Do creative, social, and civic attitudes change depending on where we live? Yes, I think so. ”

To some extent I happily don't know what I'm doing. I feel that it's an artist's responsibility to trust that. ”