We do express our emotions, our reactions to events, breakups and infatuations, but the way we do that - the art of it - is in putting them into prescribed forms or squeezing them into new forms that perfectly fit some emerging context. That’s part of the creative process, and we do it instinctively; we internalize it, like birds do. And it’s a joy to sing, like the birds do.
David ByrnePowerPoint may not be of any use for you in a presentation, but it may liberate you in another way, an artistic way. Who knows.
David ByrneAs I define it, rock and roll is dead. The attitude isn't dead, but the music is no longer vital. It doesn't have the same meaning. The attitude, though, is still very much alive - and it still informs other kinds of music.
David ByrneTo some extent I happily don't know what I'm doing. I feel that it's an artist's responsibility to trust that.
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