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David Byrne: When to resist technology

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    I used to think that
    I should watch TV
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    I used to think that
    it was good for me
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    The recording part of music
    has gotten much cheaper.
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    People can record on their laptops.
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    They can edit and compose
    on their laptops.
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    And the quality is fine.
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    The means of production
    have been handed to the creators,
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    which is kind of wonderful,
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    but it means that
    there's a lot being created,
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    and not all of it is good.
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    And I would lose myself
    and it would set me free
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    The software that allows us
    to record on laptops
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    tends to encourage us
    to record in certain ways.
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    It tends to make the songs
    very regular, repeatable.
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    The tempos are usually
    very strict and steady,
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    which at some point in the past
    was an ideal, but it's not --
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    an absolutly steady tempo is
    maybe not the best thing in the world
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    So in some ways computers and technology
    push us in a certain direction,
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    and we have to know creatively
    when to resist that.
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Title:
David Byrne: When to resist technology
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Video Language:
English
Team:
Louisiana Channel
Duration:
04:39

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