I couldn't take pictures of green rolling hills.

Quote by David Byrne

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Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.

Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.

People in Latin America... love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but...

People in Latin America... love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but...

I wanted to be a secret agent and an astronaut, preferably at the same time.

I wanted to be a secret agent and an astronaut, preferably at the same time.

I subscribe to the myth that an artist's creativity comes from torment. Once that's fixed,...

I subscribe to the myth that an artist's creativity comes from torment. Once that's fixed,...

Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.

Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.

Everything's intentional. It's just filling in the dots.

Everything's intentional. It's just filling in the dots.

I knew I wanted to have a doll of myself on the cover. I thought,...

I knew I wanted to have a doll of myself on the cover. I thought,...

I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body...

I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body...

I find rebellion packaged by a major corporation a little hard to take seriously.

I find rebellion packaged by a major corporation a little hard to take seriously.

When we started, a lot of bands sounded really different from one another.

When we started, a lot of bands sounded really different from one another.

Analysis is like a lobotomy. Who wants to have all their edges shaved off?

Analysis is like a lobotomy. Who wants to have all their edges shaved off?

I'm guarded; I don't talk much.

I'm guarded; I don't talk much.

Television sounded really different than the Ramones sounded really different than us sounded really different...

Television sounded really different than the Ramones sounded really different than us sounded really different...

I never listen to the radio unless I rent a car.

I never listen to the radio unless I rent a car.

I'm afraid that reason will triumph and that the world will become a place where...

I'm afraid that reason will triumph and that the world will become a place where...

I try never to wear my own clothes, I pretend I'm someone else.

I try never to wear my own clothes, I pretend I'm someone else.

To some extent I happily don't know what I'm doing. I feel that it's an...

To some extent I happily don't know what I'm doing. I feel that it's an...

To shake your rump is to be environmentally aware.

To shake your rump is to be environmentally aware.

It's not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix.

It's not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix.

I'd like to be known for more than being the guy in the big suit.

I'd like to be known for more than being the guy in the big suit.