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ALBUMDavid Byrne Does Hard Times - SingleParamore & David Byrne
Albums by David Byrne
ALBUMAmerican Utopia on Broadway (Original Cast Recording Live)David Byrne
ALBUMAmerican UtopiaDavid Byrne
ALBUMHere Lies Love (Original Cast Recording)David Byrne & Fatboy Slim
ALBUMLove This GiantDavid Byrne & St. Vincent
ALBUMHere Lies Love (Deluxe Version)David Byrne & Fatboy Slim
ALBUMEverything That Happens Will Happen Today (Deluxe)David Byrne & Brian Eno
ALBUMBig Love HymnalDavid Byrne
ALBUMGrown Backwards (Deluxe Edition)David Byrne
ALBUMLead Us Not into TemptationDavid Byrne
ALBUMLook into the EyeballDavid Byrne
David Byrne's Popular Music Videos
This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
Talking Heads
Burning Down the House
Talking Heads
Dancing Together (feat. Sharon Jones)
David Byrne & Fatboy Slim
Road to Nowhere
Talking Heads
Eleven Days (feat. Cyndi Lauper)
David Byrne & Fatboy Slim
Order 1081 (feat. Natalie Merchant)
David Byrne & Fatboy Slim
Don't You Agree? (feat. Róisín Murphy)
David Byrne & Fatboy Slim
Please Don't (feat. Santigold)
David Byrne & Fatboy Slim
When She Passed By (feat. Allison Moorer)
David Byrne & Fatboy Slim
always be you
Montaigne & David Byrne
Artist Playlists
David Byrne Essentials
A trip around the world with the Talking Heads singer.
David Byrne: Flamenco
Artist Biography
David Byrne is best known as the oversized-suit-wearing frontman of Talking Heads, the New York City rock band that changed the game in the ’80s with their fusion of post-punk, funk, and Afropop. But Byrne is also a prolific solo artist, and he has racked up an Oscar, a Grammy, a Tony, and other prestigious awards for his vivacious songwriting, frenzied singing, vividly observed lyrics, and imaginative stage shows. Born in May 1952 in Scotland, Byrne grew up in Canada and New England and formed Talking Heads in 1975. After they disbanded in 1991, Byrne branched out with numerous projects, including solo albums, film and stage productions, and his Luaka Bop label, which played a crucial role in introducing innovative South American and African artists to Western audiences. Over the years he has often reached out to kindred spirits like Brian Eno and St. Vincent for collaborations, and his rhythmic, joyful Broadway stage show American Utopia—which was adapted from a solo album of the same name and premiered in 2019—demonstrates how he continues to define and redefine the boundaries of pop.
Hometown
Dumbarton, Scotland
Genre
Alternative