David Byrne

Well, Marx is having a comeback. I hear him mentioned a lot in terms of the global financial situation and the general sense of injustice out there. A lot of economic experts in America refer to him without actually using the M word, but he's around.

I've noticed a lot of younger artists have less fear of doing different sorts of things, whether it's various types of music, or gallery artists moving between video and sculpture and drawing.

I think I had a mild case of Asperger's as a younger guy, but that typically just wears off after a while.

The making of music is profoundly affected by the market.

One of the benefits of playing to small audiences in small clubs for a few years is that you're allowed to fail.

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

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

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

I'm afraid that reason will triumph and that the world will become a place where anyone who doesn't fit that will become unnecessary.

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

Yeah, I like to keep myself interested - I'll kind of throw myself into some area that I don't completely know or understand, that I'm not adept at, so I'm forced to swim in order to stay afloat. There's a good feeling that comes from that.

I try to devote my afternoons to making music in my home studio, but it's a lot more fun hanging out with musicians and friends, and trying subtly to influence a band than making your own stuff.

I love getting out of my comfort zone.

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

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

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

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

Most of our lives aren't that exciting, but the drama is still going on in the small details.

I knew I wanted to have a doll of myself on the cover. I thought, I wanna see myself as a Ken doll.

I've been in beautiful landscapes where one is tempted to whip out a camera and take a picture. I've learned to resist that.