23 Devo Quotes

Devo's page feels like a quirky, rebellious mix of identity, art, and music that will grab anyone who likes off-beat reflections.

God made Man, but he used a monkey to do it
#1
Are we not men? We are DEVO!
#2
You're a victim of collision on the open sea / And Buddy no one said life was free.
#3
Freedom of choice is what you got / freedom from choice is what you want.
#4
None of you would help me when I baked my bread / Now all of you would help me eat it / I can see that you are very well fed / This indicates that you don't need it.
#5
The way that we weren't is what we'll become.
#6
Laugh if you want to / Or say you don't care / If you cannot see it / You think it's not there / It doesn't work that way.
#7
Beautiful mutants I can see in the distance / I think they're calling our name.
#8
You only punch yourself out when you start swinging blind.
#9
Besides, God isn't dead / He's in your head / Right where he ought to be.
#10
Like the Bible, devolution is basically an extended joke. One man's doughnut is another man's death.
#11
People accuse us of trying to be glamorous! We don't wear these because we like them. We have to! They're protective gear.
#12
We're sucking the gooey cellulite from modern music. Reductive synthesis. We do it all for you.
#13
(On performing) We do this because we have to. Do we look like we're having fun?
#14
We do give straight answers, but nobody believes them.
#15
We were taking our inspiration from the high and the low; the biggest ideas, and the dumbest ideas.
#16
Being in a band is really great when you're 20. When you're 30, it's kind of 'Spinal Tap,' and when you're 40, it's just pathetic.
#17
We've been called a 'no-hit wonder.' We don't care.
#18
We denounce this as impostors playing with fire.
#19
1: Be like your ancestors or be different, it doesn't matter.
#20
2: Lay a million eggs or give birth to one, so shall your species survive.
#21
3: Wear gaudy colors or avoid display, it's all the same.
#22
4: We must repeat!
#23

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