Devendra Banhart (Devendra Obi Banhart) Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
Good music is good music, regardless of where it comes from. I think that's a really important thing to carry with you.
-
Music means different things to different people and sometimes even different things to the same person at different moments of his life.
-
I'm the artist when I'm doing music that I am when I'm acting. I'm everything.
-
Most of my early records were not cohesive at all, just collections of demos recorded in different years. 'Odelay' was the first time I actually got to go in the studio and record a piece of music in a continuous linear fashion, although that was written over a year.
-
We always make music and continue to make hits.
-
My music is a little dark, and my lyrics are a little darker. Every day, I'm fighting towards the light.
-
My creative partner is a writer, and he's got an executive producing credit on this film. We've made three films together and I would never underestimate the impact of a writer.
-
Every kid has a laptop; everyone can make music, so in order to stand out, I think it's important to find that sonic identity, I think my sonic identity - and mine is finding these weird sounds that may not necessarily sound that musical, and make them sound musical.
-
I'm still going to sing these songs because trap is a type of music very popular in the streets, and people want to hear it.
-
I don't think I make dance music. It's not even 4/4. And it's slow.
-
Prior to getting into music, I interacted with, on a daily basis, about 5-10 percent of the people that I've interacted with since then. I've been meeting people from different backgrounds and different cultures. That did allow for a lot of change. I've changed as a product of that, but it's been positive.
-
I found that it wasn't so oddball to like music and poetry and visual arts, they're kindred spirits.
-
The '60s is one of my favourite eras in general. I love '60s music, and I've always wanted to do a period film.
-
I just want everybody to know my music and get to know my squad, Remy Boyz; just to show people New Jersey. New Jersey got talent, too. I mean, everybody sleeps on us, and they put us as the underdog.
-
Action set pieces are my absolute favorite thing to write. I'm pretty much always in the mood to do them, but music certainly helps the process. I usually brainstorm out the dynamics and choreography of a fight to music beforehand - it gives me the little sparks of imagination when I get to the gaps in my own creativity.
-
I wasn't that bothered with school; I was too mad into horses. But I liked reading and was good enough at English and always liked music.
-
I was on a path that could've really led to disaster, and the one thing for me that really kept me focused and gave me something to believe in and a sense of self-worth and a discipline was music.
-
In the 1950s in the United States, few music lovers were listening to chamber music. Daddy played Bach and Haydn on our phonograph for me. Not only did I become familiar with the form; he discussed the concerti. My own head start. My own Head Start.
-
I kind of make music where and when I can, and I guess that's why I collaborate so much.
-
Entertainment isn't just based on the very structured syndrome of European popular music, and it's great that there are so many thousands of people who are of the same opinion.
-
I get nostalgic about having lived in Ames, Iowa, even though being a vegetarian in Iowa is not fun. But I really love Durham more than any place I've ever been; some small towns can be really provincial and strangling, but Durham is the best city in the world.
-
Obama's view of the tax code is inherently political: Whom can we hit next? Energy companies, jet owners, bankers? Instead, the question should be how to promote economic efficiency by raising revenue without trying to manipulate corporate or personal behavior.
-
I think as a 20-year-old you expect life to always be easy. You get given a good hand and the chance to race in Formula One. You think the driver can make the difference, can make up for everything else within the team. But that is not the case. You are racing in such a competitive sport so that doesn't happen.
-
I do think that music videos have a huge impact on the way you listen to music.
