It's not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix.

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

We are like the birds. We adapt. We sing.

One knew in advance that life in New York would not be easy‚ but there were cheap rents in cold-water lofts without heat‚ and the excitement of being here made up for those hardships. I didn't move to New York to make a fortune.

My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food.

It seems almost backwards to me that my music seems the more emotional outlet, and the art stuff seems more about ideas.

Real beauty knocks you a little bit off kilter.