"Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence."
-David Byrne
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"It didn't even occur to me that I'm the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music.“
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"It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it like that, it sounds like, 'Well, yeah,' but you start to think, 'Why not, though?' What makes one more valuable than another?"
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"I like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass."
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"Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style."
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"The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray."
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"My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food."
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"Develop an interest in life as you see it the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself."
-Henry Miller
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"My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary."
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"Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul."
-Johann Sebastian Bach
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