David Byrne

thumb|David Byrne in 2009 David Byrne (born May 14, 1952, in Dumbarton, Scotland) is a musician, best known as a founding member and the principal songwriter of Talking Heads. Quotes I really enjoy forgetting. When I first come to a place, I notice all the little details. I notice the way the sky looks. The color of white paper. The way people walk. Doorknobs. Everything. Then I get used to the place and I don't notice those things anymore. So only by forgetting can I see the place again as it really is. From his film True Stories I have something to say about the difference between American and European cities, but I forgot what it was. I have it written down at home somewhere. From his film True Stories The better the singer's voice is, the harder it is to believe what they're saying. So I turn my weaknesses into an advantage. In the self-interview on Stop Making Sense I try to write about small things. Paper, animals, a house…love is kind of big. I have written a love song, though. In this film, I sing it to a lamp. In the self-interview on Stop Making Sense Interviewer: If I gave you fifty dollars, right now, what would you do with it?David Byrne: I would get something to eat. In the self-interview on Stop Making Sense It's like 60 Minutes on acid. In the self-interview on Stop Making Sense It's not music you would use to get a girl into bed. If anything, you're going to frighten her off. On the music of Talking Heads, from Channel 4's The 100 Greatest Albums External links Homepage Category:Guitarists from the United States Category:Alternative rock singers Category:Singer-songwriters from the United States Category:Singer-songwriters from Scotland Category:Composers from the United States Category:Music producers from the United Kingdom Category:Film directors from the United States Category:Screenwriters from the United States Category:Bloggers from the United States Category:1952 births Category:Living people Category:Immigrants to the United States Category:Businesspeople from the United States Category:Punk rock singers Category:New wave music Category:Post-punk Category:Art punk Category:Immigrants to Canada Category:Golden Globe Award–winning musicians