baby you can walk, you can talk just like me

had a laugh with dbsmith today about david byrne's idiosyncratic linguistic habits. novel designs should probably avoid referring to pitchfork, but these quotes of his that appeared in a recent article are just too good to pass up so i went about tracking down some other quintessential byrne quotes from his recent trip to LA. here are three favorites:



on the LA tar pits: as you approach the museum complex from the east, one of the pits is plainly visible — a small black lake can be seen just off wilshire blvd. a white statue of a struggling wooly mammoth sits within it. the animal is depicted lurching and crying out, so we can imagine the theoretical scenario.

on lionel richie playing while people eat dessert at an opening: afterwards, lionel richie, nicole’s “father”, takes the stage and sings about being easy like sunday morning. I head to the restrooms.

on silverlake: as we eat, the couple next to us are chatting while busy knitting. both of them! the coffees we have later at intellegencia are incredible. this seems to be common knowledge — the place is filled with hipsters waiting patiently to order.