39+ Devendra Banhart Quotes On Friendship, Music And Behold

Devendra Banhart is an American singer-songwriter who has been active in the music industry since 2000. He is known for his eclectic folk-rock style, which often incorporates elements of psychedelia, world music, and experimental music. He has released nine studio albums and has collaborated with a variety of other artists. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Devendra Banhart on love, life, friendship.

Top 10 Devendra Banhart Quotes

1. Trying to find comfort in perpetual discomfort has been my life's work.
2. I think five percent of all songs can be love songs, and another five percent can be miscellaneous or political, but the rest should just be about medieval feminists.
3. People want to be successful, and they want to be acknowledged for what they do. Sometimes they make really great art and aren't. Historically, the best artists weren't. But their work survived.
4. I see so many little boys I wanna marry, I see plenty little kids I've yet to have.
5. I didn't want to make a record that was just guitar and voice, that was just the technology available to me. At the time, I remember thinking, "I am making a Faust album." That didn't translate.
6. There are plenty of things in vaults that didn't sell in its time. So much stuff. But slowly these companies start to get a hint that these things have some value.
7. I find Mexico exciting to visit, but I think [it] is looked down upon. Mexico is not a very respected place, unless you're Mexican, and even then it's something of a love/hate relationship.
8. I always wanted to move to New York because of the Velvet Underground, because of the picture that they painted of New York City.
9. The best New York in the world is driving down the [Pacific Coast Highway] listening to the Velvet Underground. That's the best time I've ever been to New York.
10. Good art doesn't really have an expiration date on it. That's something to be happy about, if you're making art.

Devendra Banhart Short Quotes

• I heard somebody say that the war ended today, but everybody knows it's going still.
• It only takes one profound experience to change somebody's life.
• I cannot wait for all the mistakes we have yet to make
• Some people like to say serendipitous. I like to say magical.

Devendra Banhart Quotes About Music

There are so many bad songs that have incredible videos. It's pretty amazing, actually. The power of putting images to music is hypnotizing. It's a real power. That's a realm that I've failed at completely. — Devendra Banhart

There is something to mystery. You make up this entire world that you fit into because of what the actual music does to you. — Devendra Banhart

I do think that music videos have a huge impact on the way you listen to music. — Devendra Banhart

Now everybody knows about this thing that's my secret. It was my thing, the music I turned to when I was alone and needed it. It's what helps me get through these times. It's just between me and music, and now it's been shared with the world. — Devendra Banhart

I know some people really try to avoid music when they're writing and recording, but I am very inspired by so many different musicians, and I need to learn. I sit around and try to play along to certain songs that I really love. It helps you explore new territory. I don't think I listen to enough. — Devendra Banhart

Devendra Banhart Famous Quotes And Sayings

If you have sensitivity then mysticism will be part of your life. It's a very beautiful thing and a very real thing but it's not something to not take seriously and it's not something to take seriously. — Devendra Banhart

I've always noticed talking about lyrics is like talking about a duality. It's like a Gemini time every time I talk about one line. Because each line, of course, means different things to different people, millions of interpretations. With me, I always see two sides. I just see things split into two. — Devendra Banhart

As anthropomorphic and surreal people have said my early writing was, to me it was really stock and almost banal in the sense that it was just description, the poetry of comparing: "Your feet are like A, and your eyes like B." — Devendra Banhart

In my little world, I'm very protected 'cause I'm treated like the idiot I am by my buddies. But, a little bit outside that world, people sometimes expect heavy things from me. For a little time, I tried to appease and not disappoint people but in the end you're just going to kill yourself and fail if you're trying to give more than you are. — Devendra Banhart

I like California a lot. There's a lot of space, but it's actually the most populated place in the nation. — Devendra Banhart

I've always wanted to write a song that goes, "I love you" and a book that goes, "Something happened." Something very direct. — Devendra Banhart

I'm one of those people that if you're told that if you put your hand in the fire, you'll burn your hand, I won't listen. — Devendra Banhart

We live in an age where many things are working hard to conk us out and anesthetize us. Anything we can do to shake us out of that- with no other purpose than to wake us- is valuable. — Devendra Banhart

I get to swim in the ocean every single day, which is a very, very important thing to do to stay connected. — Devendra Banhart

And because my teeth don't bite, I can take them out dancing I can take my little teeth out and show them a real good time — Devendra Banhart

Of course, before the internet people found records, too. You can still do it. It's just that people like to make the least amount of effort as possible. — Devendra Banhart

Now if I lived in my land, which I do, if I lived in Iceland, if I lived in Greensland I'd still have Chinese children, but out of my ears my little grey baby hears. — Devendra Banhart

Within America, there are extremely different place. I'm not saying it's one homogenous color. It's obviously an incredible place. There's no other place like it, and it's incredibly diverse. — Devendra Banhart

You have to collaborate with the moment and the environment. It kind of was magnified by the house being a studio. — Devendra Banhart

When I go to vote for anything, I always pencil in the proposition to return California and Texas to Mexico. I'm the one person that's voting for that one. — Devendra Banhart

Africa. There are a gazillion different languages people speak there, different bone structures, so vast and different. — Devendra Banhart

You've got to be in a place where you can put your guard down. I've got a long list of things I consider to be selling out. But amongst that list, one of them is when you make art without putting your guard down. — Devendra Banhart

Having friends who are records nerds - that's the best thing you can do, have a record-geek friend to take you far. — Devendra Banhart

"I meditate." That's like saying "I eat." Think of all the food there is! And there are almost as many varieties of mediation. — Devendra Banhart

Cripple crow say something for our grieving, where do we go once we start leaving. Well close that wound or else keep on bleeding and change your tune, it's got no meaning. — Devendra Banhart

Life Lessons by Devendra Banhart

1. Devendra Banhart's music is a reminder to stay true to yourself and to never be afraid to express your unique voice and perspective.
2. His work emphasizes the importance of creativity and pushing boundaries in order to create something truly unique and special.
3. He encourages us to be bold and unafraid to take risks in order to create something truly special and meaningful.