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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Happy Birthday David Byrne born this day

1952: David Byrne was born in Dumbarton, Scotland*. Here, the erstwhile Talking Heads frontman talks about his iconic over-sized white suit, and his fascination with American religious preachers.  

Route



more detail here [the above clip appears at 4.18]

Same As It Ever Was

Happy 72nd, David Byrne. Photo by Paul Yern.



* Byrne held sole British citizenship until 2012 when he became a naturalised American Wiki reports he has also held Irish citizenship since 2020 but no explanation of this is given . . . . 

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