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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There's something about music that encourages people to want to know more about the person that made it, and where it was recorded, what year it was done, what they were listening to, and all this kind of stuff. There's something that invites all this obsessive behavior.
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In the future, women will have breasts all over. In the future, it will be a relief to find a place without culture. In the future, plates of food will have names and titles. In the future, we will all drive standing up. In the future, love will be taught on television and by listening to pop songs.
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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.
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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.
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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.