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David Byrne
David Byrne is the lead singer, primary songwriter and guitarist for Talking Heads who formed in 1975. He has released eight studio albums with Talking Heads and a further eight solo albums, as well as two collaborative albums with Brian Eno and one with St. Vincent.
Byrne has also worked in film, photography, opera, fiction, and non-fiction. He has received an Academy Award, five Grammy Awards, and Golden Globe Awards, and he is an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
Earlier this year it was announced that none other than Spike Lee would be at the helm of a new film adaptation of David Byrne‘s…
David Byrne‘s online magazine Reasons To Be Cheerful has just announced a new COVID-19 project, aimed to inspire change during the pandemic. #NowAnythingIsPossible is an article…
Turns out Jerry Seinfeld, best known for Seinfeld (aka the show about nothing) had some input in David Byrne‘s critically acclaimed American Utopia.
Byrne recently…
David Byrne has penned an opinion piece on his site Reasons To Be Cheerful, discussing coronavirus and his observations on what the pandemic has revealed…
On this week’s episode of Saturday Night Live, the musical guest was none other than Talking Heads‘ frontman, David Byrne.
Byrne took to the stage…
Back in 2018, Talking Heads‘ David Byrne gave a breathtaking cover of Heroes by David Bowie, backed by a vast choir of strangers.
Over the years, the song…
It has just been announced that Spike Lee will be directing an adaptation of David Byrne’s American Utopia.
The film, which is a direct cinema…
Brian Eno’s work is some of the most highly revered genius of all time. With a stunning solo career to his name, Eno is also…
While David Byrne is currently in the middle of a successful Broadway run for his theatrical production American Utopia, he’s using his downtime to plan another…
In the midst of ongoing protests and acts of civil disobedience around the world, the list of support signatures for Extinction Rebellion from an enormous…
Some seek to reflect the generally perceived dire state of the world in their art, others try and do the exact opposite. In this case,…
It’s tough to keep up with the influx of honours, drama and mishaps from each year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
To…
