David Byrne
Birth date: May 14, 1952
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I liked it a lot - I thought the organization was good. The way he writes about writing and language though was disappointing and distracting.
David Byrne's Bicycle Diaries is a series of essays loosely connected to him bicycling around different cities all across the world. He discusses the artists and locals he meets, talks about what he is actually doing in the city (not touring) and also give his reflections on life at the time. He oft...
Let me say that the scope is quite broad. Byrne covers several different topics: the intersection of music and culture, how music is steered by technology and how it in turn steers technology, the purpose of music, modern options for selling and distributing music, and his own creative and technolog...
This really was a joy to read. Touching on all aspects (and genres) of music, from how technology shapes our perceptions of what music should be, to what to expect from a recording contract, this book really does cover it all.David Byrne (frontman from Talking Heads), is engaging, funny, insightful,...
I hear this is super good.