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
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I wanted to be a secret agent and an astronaut, preferably at the same time.
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I didn't have any agenda or plan when I started writing stuff.
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My favorite term for a new kind of performance is "security theater." In this genre, we watch as ritualized inspections and patdowns create the illusion of security. It's a form that has become common since 9/11, and even the government agencies that participate in this activity acknowledge,off the record, that it is indeed a species of theater.
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With pop music, the format dictates the form to a big degree. Just think of the pop single. It has endured as a form even in the download age because bands conform to a strict format, and work, often very productively, within the parameters.
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Personally, being somewhat envious of Richard's songwriting and guitar playing, it's somewhat satisfying he's not yet achieved household-name status. It serves him right for being so good.
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We can say we're trying to reduce the risk to the minimum but there is no such thing as risk-free,
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We need to find out more about the source of the disease before we can decide when to lift the ban,
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I expect that we will achieve consensus on Monday,
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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.
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I would be concerned that it could be characterized as being a diktat from Brussels.
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very foolish to underestimate the potential for the disease to spread.
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The operators are not button-pushers, ... It's a give and take with the performers. In my work, technology is a performer.