David Sylvian Quotes

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

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

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

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

I'm obsessed with books. - David Sylvian

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

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

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

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

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