David Sylvian Quotes

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

Bad, Sometimes, Compromise

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

Fun, Challenge, Once

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

Paranoid, Lifetime, Japan

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 them and listen to them over and over.
David Sylvian

Music, Loved, Listen

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

Find, Both, Knew

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

Studio, Explore, Aspects

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 it's what we're listening to, what we're watching, what we're reading - it can have very little to do with one's immediate cultural environment. We are in a global culture in that respect.
David Sylvian

Respect, Around, Matter

I'm obsessed with books.
David Sylvian

Books, Obsessed

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

Writing, Natural, Songs

People are afraid to ask musicians to be involved in projects because they anticipate being turned down. Young artists hesitate before contacting me. People in my position don't get approached often enough.
David Sylvian

Down, Enough, Before

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 again as if it was something authentic.
David Sylvian

Time, Moment, Again

Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary.
David Sylvian

Belief, Discipline, Necessary

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Nationality: English

Born: February 23, 1958

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