People in Latin America... love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but also hate a lot of things that America does to them.

Quote by David Byrne

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Architecture theory is very interesting.

Architecture theory is very interesting.

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...

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.

Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.

Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.

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.

The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and...

The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and...

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'm guarded; I don't talk much.

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

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.

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

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

To shake your rump is to be environmentally aware.

To shake your rump is to be environmentally aware.

I'm afraid that everything will get homogenized and be the same.

I'm afraid that everything will get homogenized and be the same.

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.