David Byrne has a lot on his mind

David Byrne conveys his thoughts on the ever changing music landscape in his journal.  Lots of interesting quotes including this one:

"On another level I am aware that I am always walking a tightrope when performing — referring to a known recording in the way in which a song is played, but I don’t obsess over it too much. And whenever possible I try to take that internalized version, the recorded version in our heads, merely as a starting point. But I’m comfortable with all that because I’ve always been a performer. Others, especially those who created their music on a laptop or in a studio and have never stepped on a stage before, seem to feel a weird obligation to perform, and though some of them may be great at it, others should never try. In fact, for some performing does more harm than good — they’d be better off staying in the studio making more music. Sometimes their recorded music is so good and innovative you wonder why they think they have to be a performer too. They don’t. Maybe their record companies tell them they have to get out there and promote their record and that’s the way to do it. For some it’s not." [via:  Boing Boing] [Journal entry here]