David Byrne
Born: 1952-05-14
Place of Birth: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
Biography
David Byrne (/bɜːrn/; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has released solo recordings and worked with various media, including film, photography, opera, fiction, and non-fiction. He has received an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a Special Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, and he is an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Talking Heads. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Byrne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Twits
2025★ 6.1
Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
1980★ 9.0
Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
2019★ 9.0
Between the Teeth
1993★ 4.0
Checking Out
1988★ 4.2
The Art of Amália
2000★ 7.0
Temporary Color
2016★ 0.0
Wandering Heart
2009★ 4.5
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012★ 7.2
Contemporary Color
2016★ 6.7
Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
1982★ 0.0
Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
2017★ 10.0
Lulu on the Bridge
1998★ 5.8
PJ Harvey: Sessions at West 54th
1998★ 0.0
Triple-Chaser
2019★ 0.0
Twyla Moves
2021★ 0.0
Beyond Ipanema
2009★ 0.0
Decade
1989★ 7.0
Stop Making Sense
1984★ 8.3
By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
2006★ 0.0
David Byrne's American Utopia
2020★ 7.6
TV Party
2005★ 7.0
This Must Be the Place
2011★ 7.0
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
2020★ 0.0
Dennis Cleveland
2004★ 0.0
Report From L.A.
1986★ 0.0
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025★ 6.8
The Blank Generation
1976★ 5.8
Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
1998★ 0.0
Lennon or McCartney
2014★ 5.2
Talking Heads: Live in Rome
1980★ 6.3
True Stories
1986★ 6.7
John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
2019★ 7.0
Monk in Pieces
2025★ 0.0
Ride, Rise, Roar
2011★ 7.7
Everything For All Reasons
2019★ 5.8
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016★ 6.9
Talking Heads - Chronology
2011★ 5.0
We Want the Funk!
2025★ 9.2
David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
2018★ 0.0
Museum Town
2019★ 0.0
Summer of Love
1990★ 0.0
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
2009★ 0.0
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
1998★ 7.0
Fabricating Tom Zé
2006★ 4.0
10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
1993★ 8.5
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990★ 0.0
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
2007★ 7.5
Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé
2023★ 0.0
Heavy Petting
1989★ 5.2
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
1988★ 7.8
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009★ 8.0
Hream
2019★ 0.0
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002★ 0.0
La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
2012★ 5.0
David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
2007★ 0.0
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013★ 0.0
New York Rock at the BBC
2008★ 6.5
25 Years of Punk
2001★ 6.0
Celia: The Queen
2008★ 0.0
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
1984★ 0.0
The Man Who Bottled Clouds
2008★ 0.0
Changing Lanes
N/A★ 0.0
We're Gonna Die
2015★ 6.0
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
2004★ 8.0
David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
2003★ 0.0
Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
1981★ 9.0
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
2008★ 6.1