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

Quote by David Byrne

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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.

That's the thing about pictures: they seduce you.

That's the thing about pictures: they seduce you.

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...

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...

Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.

Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.

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,...

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.

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 couldn't talk to people face to face, so I got on stage and started...

I couldn't talk to people face to face, so I got on stage and started...

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

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

Architecture theory is very interesting.

Architecture theory is very interesting.

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.

The Heads were the only band on that scene that had a groove.

The Heads were the only band on that scene that had a groove.

I didn't have any agenda or plan when I started writing stuff.

I didn't have any agenda or plan when I started writing stuff.

To shake your rump is to be environmentally aware.

To shake your rump is to be environmentally aware.

All you needed was a couple of instruments and a few chords and you could...

All you needed was a couple of instruments and a few chords and you could...

It didn't even occur to me that I'm the last person in the world who...

It didn't even occur to me that I'm the last person in the world who...

That's the one for my tombstone... Here lies David Byrne. Why the big suit?

That's the one for my tombstone... Here lies David Byrne. Why the big suit?

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.

Frank Lloyd Wright... his things were beautiful but not very functional.

Frank Lloyd Wright... his things were beautiful but not very functional.