33 Facts About David Byrne

1. Mark Wahlberg and Rose David Byrne are Pete and Ellie Wagner, a California couple who run a home renovation business and.

2. David Byrne is a United States-resident British musician and artist best known as a founding member and principal songwriter of the American new wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991.

3. David Byrne puts on an impressive and unique show for Christchurch.

4. David Byrne warns about Trump impeachment efforts: 'Get ready for crazy season from House Democrats'.

5. In an interview with himself, David Byrne once said "music is very physical, and often the body understands it before the head".

6. In 2008, David Byrne designed a series of bicycle parking racks in the form of image outlines corresponding to the areas in which they were located, such as a dollar sign for Wall Street and an electric guitar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

7. In August 2009, David Byrne auctioned his Montague folding bike to raise money for the London Cycling Campaign.

8. David Byrne had a brief affair with Toni Basil in 1981 and he dated Twyla Tharp between 1981 and 1982.

9. David Byrne has been a speaker at the TED Talks conferences.

10. In 2006, David Byrne released Arboretum, a sketchbook facsimile of his Tree Drawings, published by McSweeney's.

11. David Byrne founded the world music record label Luaka Bop in 1990.

12. In August 2016, David Byrne was featured on "Snoopies" on the Kickstarter-funded album, and the Anonymous Nobody.

13. In May 2011, David Byrne contributed backing vocals to the Arcade Fire track "Speaking in Tongues" which appeared on the deluxe edition of their 2010 album The Suburbs.

14. In 2008, David Byrne collaborated with the Brighton Port Authority, composing the music and singing the lyrics for "Toe Jam".

15. In 2007, David Byrne provided a cover of the Fiery Furnaces' song "Ex-Guru" for a compilation to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the founding of Thrill Jockey, a Chicago-based record label.

16. In the same year, David Byrne performed at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee.

17. David Byrne said in an interview on BBC Four Sessions coverage of his Union Chapel performance that "Lazy" was number-one in Syria.

18. David Byrne worked with Latin superstar Selena in March 1995; writing, producing and singing a bilingual duet titled "God's Child.

19. In 2015, David Byrne organized Contemporary Color, two arena concerts in Brooklyn and in Toronto, for which he brought in ten musical acts who teamed up with ten color guard groups.

20. In 2008, David Byrne released Big Love: Hymnal—his soundtrack to season two of Big Love.

21. In 1991, David Byrne released a classical instrumental album The Forest, where some of the tracks were already featured as a score for 1988 Robert Wilson theatre piece of the same name.

22. David Byrne provided a soundtrack for JoAnne Akalaitis' film "Dead End Kids", made after a Mabou Mines theatre production.

23. David Byrne was impressed by the experimental theatre that he saw in New York City in the 1970s.

24. David Byrne wrote, directed, and starred in True Stories, a musical collage of discordant Americana released in 1986, as well as producing most of the film's music.

25. In 1981, David Byrne partnered with choreographer Twyla Tharp, scoring music he wrote that appeared on his album The Catherine Wheel for a ballet with the same name, prominently featuring unusual rhythms and lyrics.

26. In January 2018, David Byrne announced his first solo album in 14 years.

27. David Byrne quit his day job in May 1976 and the three-piece band signed to Sire Records in November.

28. David Byrne recounted these events when he appeared on Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4 on 18 March 2018.

29. David Byrne was born on 14 May 1952 in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, the elder of two children born to parents Tom and Emma.

30. David Byrne is a Scottish-American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, artist, writer, actor, and filmmaker.

31. David Byrne will be the new vice-chairperson of the non-profit's eCommerce divisions of Glanbia Agri-Business", said Retail Excellence ecommerce manager David Campbell.

32. David Byrne will be performing songs from his critically acclaimed album.

33. David Byrne walked a tightrope with his American Utopia show.