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
party fooling-around talking-heads
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no fooling around.
new-york ambition artist
I came to New York to be a fine artist - that was my ambition.
minimum reduce risk trying
We can say we're trying to reduce the risk to the minimum but there is no such thing as risk-free,
consumer essential proposals
The proposals are essential for the enhancement of consumer confidence,
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.
lonely cycling way
Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way.
remembers-you remember-you people
People will remember you better if you always wear the same outfit....
song beats chords
I still feel like if I can get a song to work with, say, a basic beat, a rhythm, some chord changes, and a melody, a vocal melody - if it works with that, then I feel it's written and there's something there.
people creative intuition
Deep down, I know I have this intuition or instinct that a lot of creative people have, that their demons are also what make them create.
care impossible seems
I don't care how impossible it seems.
advertisements versions
I'm just an advertisement for a version of myself.
song feelings emotion
There's still a feeling that uncensored emotions make a good song. They don't. Pure emotion is just somebody screaming at you, or crying. It doesn't communicate anything.
food dinner leftovers
My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food.
song writing love-is
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.