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David Byrne

People are already finding ways to make their music and play it in front of people and have a life in music, I guess, and I think that's pretty much all you can ask.

David Byrne

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David Byrne is recognizing that individuals are successfully creating and sharing their music with audiences, building a meaningful experience around it. He believes that this ability to both make music and perform it publicly is the most important achievement one can hope for in the music world.

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