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"David is purely a conceptual artist. He didn't play any instruments or paint or anything. We were painters."
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"Actually, I don't think there's anyone that represents the artists, except the artists themselves."

"Just as the bird sings or the butterfly soars, because it is his natural characteristic, so the artist works."

"I see myself as an artist who happens to do cartoons."

"I knew it would happen. I knew I'd be No. 1. I'm a new artist; I don't know the rules. Nobody told me it wouldn't happen."

"Well, I worked with lots of different artists, of course."
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"Many Japanese painters and calligraphers would change their names intentionally to keep their relationship to the art always fresh. This way, others' expectations can be avoided."


"We're not getting paid. We have these great musicians with us and it gives us a real charge. And the audience gives us a charge, because they keep it interesting all the time."


"I like the idea of Wild Infancy, of people who have a deprived background, of starting out wild."


"Talking Heads, for me and Chris, was a very personal thing that we shared with a lot of people. In a way, I'm glad it's over, because it allows us to move beyond the restrictions that followed."


"I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar."


"I have respect for those who make money at art and do it well and smartly, because that commercial aspect keeps the world going and running, in a sense."


"We had our unhappy moments but they got channelled into the kind of sadness that was necessary for singing a song about going nowhere. So it worked out very well I think."


"Art is not predictable. Art is not golf, as great as that may be. There are 360 degrees of choice to make."


"It's hard to be perfect, It really is. I keep learning things after I've already bungled it."
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