David Byrne

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artist author film director human musician record producer singer songwriter

David Byrne is a Scottish-American musician, singer, songwriter, and artist best known as the frontman and co-founder of the influential new wave band Talking Heads.

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David Byrne canonical 68
former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne 1

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author ⓘ
film director ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1970s ⓘ
authorOf How Music Works ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
Golden Globe Award ⓘ
Grammy Award ⓘ
birthName David Byrne self-link ⓘ
collaboratedWith Brian Eno ⓘ
Fatboy Slim ⓘ
St. Vincent ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1952-05-14 ⓘ
directed True Stories (film) ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Scottish-American ⓘ
genre alternative rock ⓘ
art rock ⓘ
new wave ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ
worldbeat ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
knownFor frontman of Talking Heads ⓘ
innovative music videos ⓘ
multimedia art projects ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Talking Heads ⓘ
name David Byrne self-link ⓘ
notableWork American Utopia (album) ⓘ
American Utopia (stage production) ⓘ
David Byrne (album) ⓘ
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today ⓘ
Feelings ⓘ
Grown Backwards ⓘ
Love This Giant ⓘ
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts ⓘ
Rei Momo ⓘ
Remain in Light ⓘ
Speaking in Tongues ⓘ
Stop Making Sense ⓘ
Talking Heads ⓘ
True Stories (film) ⓘ
Uh-Oh ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
film director ⓘ
musician ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Dumbarton ⓘ
surface form: Dumbarton, Scotland
positionHeld co-founder of Talking Heads ⓘ
frontman of Talking Heads ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ

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Tina Weymouth → associatedAct → David Byrne ⓘ
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Grown Backwards → artist → David Byrne ⓘ
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Everything That Happens Will Happen Today → artist → David Byrne ⓘ
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today → performer → David Byrne ⓘ
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today → producer → David Byrne ⓘ
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today → lyricist → David Byrne ⓘ
Love This Giant → artist → David Byrne ⓘ
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American Utopia (album) → artist → David Byrne ⓘ
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American Utopia (album) → performer → David Byrne ⓘ
subject surface form: American Utopia
American Utopia (album) → producer → David Byrne ⓘ
subject surface form: American Utopia
American Utopia (album) → composer → David Byrne ⓘ
subject surface form: American Utopia
American Utopia (stage production) → creator → David Byrne ⓘ
American Utopia (stage production) → performer → David Byrne ⓘ