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12 quotes by David Sylvian

David Sylvian David Sylvian, November 1982 Background information Birth name David Alan Batt Born (1958-02-23) 23 February 1958 (age 56) Origin Beckenham, Kent, England Genres New wave, art rock, ambient, electronic, avant-garde, jazz, alternative rock, classical Years active 1974–present Labels Virgin, Samadhisound Associated acts Japan, Nine Horses, Robert Fripp, Rain Tree Crow Website www.davidsylvian.com David Sylvian (born David Alan...
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Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary.

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Sometimes a little compromise isn't a bad thing. You don't need to be precious about it.

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During the lifetime of Japan I became very neurotic, very paranoid.

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I'm obsessed with books.

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It wasn't my natural inclination to get into writing protest songs.

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People are afraid to ask musicians to be involved in projects because they anticipate being turned down. Young artists hesitate before contacting me.... →

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Creating a decent pop song is a challenge - and occasionally, once in every decade - it's kind of fun to do that.

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I think nowadays it doesn't really matter where we are physically located. We create our own culture around us to a large extent, whether... →

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I knew that I had to find my own voice, both figuratively and literally.

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I like to explore a lot of textural, arrangement aspects in the studio.

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I don't listen to a lot of music any more and even the people I've loved for years - the Nick Drakes of this world - I can't go back to... →

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The public so often want to freeze the artist in a moment in time when they were at their peak, and they want the artist to revisit it over and over... →

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