People are afraid to ask musicians to be involved in projects because they anticipate being turned down. Young artists hesitate before contacting me.…

- David Sylvian

Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary.

- David Sylvian

I knew that I had to find my own voice, both figuratively and literally.

- David Sylvian

The public so often want to freeze the artist in a moment in time when they were at their peak, and they want the artist to revisit it over and over …

- David Sylvian

I think nowadays it doesn't really matter where we are physically located. We create our own culture around us to a large extent, whether it's what w…

- David Sylvian

I don't listen to a lot of music any more and even the people I've loved for years - the Nick Drakes of this world - I can't go back to them and list…

- David Sylvian

I'm obsessed with books.

- David Sylvian

Sometimes a little compromise isn't a bad thing. You don't need to be precious about it.

- David Sylvian

Creating a decent pop song is a challenge - and occasionally, once in every decade - it's kind of fun to do that.

- David Sylvian