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People are renovating places and opening ambitious new venues. That's one thing that music does. It gets people out of their houses, and gets them hanging out together.
David Byrne
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David Byrne
Age: 119
Born: 1905
Born: May 6
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I really enjoy forgetting. When I first come to a place, I notice all the little details. I notice the way the sky looks. The color of white paper. The way people walk. Doorknobs. Everything. Then I get used to the place and I don't notice those things anymore. So only by forgetting can I see the place again as it really is.
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Schools are for training people how to listen to other people.
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I resent the implication that I'm less of a musician and a worse person for not appreciating certain works.
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I find rebellion packaged by a major corporation a little hard to take seriously.
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