The entire interview is good--of course it is--but I thought this part was especially apropos for some hardcore Bruce fans:
I realize that there’s a period in your life, probably your late teens and early twenties, where you’re forming yourself, how you relate to the world, how you relate to other people, and music is a big part of that. For some people, it might Talking Heads’ music, because it hit them at such a formative age.
So I can understand that people who experienced that music at that point of their lives, it was a very formative experience and it’s hard to find anything else that will live up to that. I realize that it’s not about me. It’s not about, “Can I write a song that’s as good as some Talking Heads song?” I know I can. They’re different. They’re not the same, but I know I can write a song that’s just as good as some of those, but I also know that for people who experienced music at a particular time in their life, you’re never, ever going to beat that, and that’s not a failing on my part or the songwriter’s part. That’s just life.
Speaking of, just watched Utopia on HBO the other night and what a show. I had tickets to see him when he was here but just lost my dad so gave my ticket away, just not in the mood. After the show people here talked about it for weeks, said it was so, so good. I loved the show on the telly but just like Bruce's show wouldn't have been the same for me not being in the audience, I too know being at Byrne's show as opposed to watching it on TV would have blown my mind.