I’ve always said that musicians are the comics of my generations and comedians are the politicians of my generation. Devendra Banhart Read Quote
People love to take sides, but it’s not effective. It’s not really an effective way of communicating something, because you’re either already part of the side or you’re going to feel attacked and get defensive. Devendra Banhart Read Quote
I don’t ever think of myself as a dark person or a ruined person in any way. I just feel happy to be alive, and to be able to love. Devendra Banhart Read Quote
I can’t imagine anyone approaching art without the joy of experimentation. The joy of it is inherent… and that is how you flow with the reality of change. Devendra Banhart Read Quote
I come from a school of artists, the Mission School in San Francisco, and there are a lot of artists I look up to. Devendra Banhart Read Quote
One not-to-be-mentioned major said they would sign me if I worked with a team of songwriters to help me finish songs, ha! Of course, in hindsight, I should’ve done it just to see what that would have been like. Devendra Banhart Read Quote
I’ve been doing visual stuff for as long as I’ve been making records; in fact, for longer. Devendra Banhart Read Quote
I like clothes. I really do. I like going through colors, in a way. I go, ‘Greens, man. Greens. Oh, yellow. This yellow feels good.’ So it shapes your psyche in a way. But I don’t think about it too much, even though I’m interested in it. Devendra Banhart Read Quote
