David Byrne Quotes

There were times I thought I was going to turn to the blues, but then I'd hear better blues players.

The only thing I'm really, truly good at is music - I just love it.

As soon as I figured out I didn't know anything about music, I was OK. It's when I thought I could learn something that I was in trouble.

I'm a horrible musician, but I've been fortunate enough to play great songs.

My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything.

I'm not musically inclined. It blows my mind that people can write music. I don't have that talent; I look up to the people that do.

I'm not everybody's cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful. I'm a good piano player, I can sing well, I write good songs. If you don't like it, fair enough. But give me a break.

I didn't write any music at all, and then, I remember Jon Anderson being very insistent saying that there were two kinds of musicians: the ones who wrote music and the ones who didn't.

I have absolutely no musical talent of my own!

I don't play music very well, so I've always surrounded myself with people who played a lot better than I did. I'm a loyal person, and I just tend to leave it to the experts.

I like blues but it is music I am too ignorant to understand.

The one thing I do know is that I'm the best Taylor Hawkins drummer there is, and that is all I can hope to be. And when it comes to music, musicianship and skill, there is no such thing as better or worse because so much is personal opinion, and I can see that now.

My parents did not have any interest in music.

To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music.

Music has nothing to do with your technical ability.

I was always wrapped around music being a tradition, a skill.

The thing about music is it's not an obscure pursuit, it's a very natural thing for human beings to do. Once you put in the effort, the learning curve is very fast.

Music has been a huge passion of mine ever since I started playing the piano at age 3. Going to concerts, performing on my own, and listening to my favorite artists growing up confirmed that love for music and made me want to pursue it as a career.

I play piano and guitar and I do write my own stuff so to a certain extent I know what I want to do in regards to music. But I'm still finding out what kind of music is my favourite kind to listen to, never mind do myself so I've got a lot of time to find out myself and develop myself as an artist.

I'm one of those rare breed of rock n' rollers with a brain, probably because the brain's still intact.

My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the piano, badly, and cello. My brother Peter played violin.

Nothing special, I have not a special talent. I have been born with a sound, and I like music and try to serve it, but talent is a scientist.

Music, from the time I was probably about five years old, was my obsession. I was going to say 'passion,' but I really was obsessed; I really didn't want to do anything else.

My only passion is music.

Music has always been part of my family's life. My brother, sister, and I all have the same ability to pick up an instrument and play.