David Byrne
David Byrne
David Byrneis a Scottish-born American musician who was the founding member, principal songwriter, and lead singer and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads, active between 1975 and 1991...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth14 May 1952
CityDumbarton, Scotland
writing
I love writing. I don't claim to be great at it. Occasionally I get a good sentence off. But I love the activity.
lonely cycling way
Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way.
love fidgeting common
Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence.
girl use bed
It's not music you would use to get a girl into bed. If anything, you're going to frighten her off.
bit compete
I'm proud of 'Stop Making Sense,' but it's a little bit of an albatross; I can't compete with it, but I can't ignore it either.
breathe cycling gives good
Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way. It gives you a moment to breathe and think, and get away from what you're working on.
amount car certain cover decide easy exactly eye freedom ground involved
There's a certain amount of freedom involved in cycling: you're self-propelled and decide exactly where to go. If you see something that catches your eye to the left, you can veer off there, which isn't so easy in a car, and you can't cover as much ground walking.
decide disease lift source
We need to find out more about the source of the disease before we can decide when to lift the ban,
consumer essential proposals
The proposals are essential for the enhancement of consumer confidence,
achieve consensus expect
I expect that we will achieve consensus on Monday,
concerned
I would be concerned that it could be characterized as being a diktat from Brussels.
disease foolish potential
very foolish to underestimate the potential for the disease to spread.
operators technology
The operators are not button-pushers, ... It's a give and take with the performers. In my work, technology is a performer.
bring course earliest expect january last months six
I would expect the earliest we can bring this (temporary ban) in would be January 1. It will last six months but of course it will be under continual assessment.