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David Byrne

It seems almost backwards to me that my music seems the more emotional outlet, and the art stuff seems more about ideas.

David Byrne

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David Byrne finds it surprising that his music expresses emotions more strongly than his visual art, which he approaches with a focus on concepts rather than feelings. He expected the opposite, where art would be emotional and music more intellectual, but his experience shows the reverse.

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