David Byrne
Personal Information
Description
David Byrne (born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish musician permanently residing in the United States, a founding member and principal songwriter of the American new wave band Talking Heads, active between 1975 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography, opera, and non-fiction. He has received Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe awards and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Source: Wikpedia
Books
How Music Works
The Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame inductee and co-founder of Talking Heads presents a celebration of music that offers insight into the roles of time, place, and recording technology, discussing how evolutionary patterns of adaptations and responses to cultural and physical contexts have influenced music expression throughout history and culminated in the 20th century's transformative practices.
Bicycle Diaries
The iconic musician presents a behind-the-handlebars view of the world's cities.
Materials
Discusses a variety of topics relating to materials and their uses, including ores and minerals, mining, metallurgy, metalworking, welding, ceramics, pottery, glass, paper, petrochemicals, manufacturing, and more.
Contemporary color
Follows David Byrne as he joins music artists and color guards from various U.S. and Canadian high schools to perform original compositions and choreography together at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn.