The two biggest self-deceptions of all are that life has a 'meaning'and each of us is unique.

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

I have trouble imagining what I could do that's beyond the practicality of what I can do.

My favorite term for a new kind of performance is "security theater." In this genre, we watch as ritualized inspections and patdowns create the illusion of security. It's a form that has become common since 9/11, and even the government agencies that participate in this activity acknowledge,off the record, that it is indeed a species of theater.

Deep down, I know I have this intuition or instinct that a lot of creative people have, that their demons are also what make them create.

I always think the everyday is more relevant than anything too grand because we all have to deal with it.

I sense the world might be more dreamlike, metaphorical, and poetic than we currently believe--but just as irrational as sympathetic magic when looked at in a typically scientific way. I wouldn't be surprised if poetry--poetry in the broadest sense, in the sense of a world filled with metaphor, rhyme, and recurring patterns, shapes, and designs--is how the world works. The world isn't logical, it's a song.