David Byrne

David Byrne is a musician, artist and writer, born in Scotland in 1952. He became known as the frontman of Talking Heads, developing a career that also encompasses solo recordings, collaborative projects, film and visual art.

With Fatboy Slim he composed Here Lies Love, a song cycle about Imelda Marcos first released in 2010 and later adapted for the stage. His album American Utopia appeared in 2018, followed by a Broadway production. Other projects include the film True Stories, the book How Music Works and Playing the Building, an installation that turned architecture into a musical instrument.