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.

23 quotes

1. God made Man, but he used a monkey to do it

2. Are we not men? We are DEVO!

3. You're a victim of collision on the open sea / And Buddy no one said life was free.

4. Freedom of choice is what you got / freedom from choice is what you want.

5. 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.

6. The way that we weren't is what we'll become.

7. 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.

8. Beautiful mutants I can see in the distance / I think they're calling our name.

9. You only punch yourself out when you start swinging blind.

10. Besides, God isn't dead / He's in your head / Right where he ought to be.

11. Like the Bible, devolution is basically an extended joke. One man's doughnut is another man's death.

12. People accuse us of trying to be glamorous! We don't wear these because we like them. We have to! They're protective gear.

13. We're sucking the gooey cellulite from modern music. Reductive synthesis. We do it all for you.

14. (On performing) We do this because we have to. Do we look like we're having fun?

15. We do give straight answers, but nobody believes them.

16. We were taking our inspiration from the high and the low; the biggest ideas, and the dumbest ideas.

17. 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.

18. We've been called a 'no-hit wonder.' We don't care.

19. We denounce this as impostors playing with fire.

20. 1: Be like your ancestors or be different, it doesn't matter.

21. 2: Lay a million eggs or give birth to one, so shall your species survive.

22. 3: Wear gaudy colors or avoid display, it's all the same.

23. 4: We must repeat!