I fell in love with everything David Byrne and Talking Heads during the summer of 1977 while I lived in downtown Boston. Talking Heads were always playing in Boston. Many of them were graduates of Rhode Island School of Design so you could bump into them at parties or see them play small clubs in NH, Boston and the Cape. One of the best shows I ever saw was Talking Heads, the B-52′s and Joe Jackson in a small venue at the beach in Salisbury, NH.

 

I just love everything about him. I always thought he was smart, wry, expansive in his musical taste and very elegant, classy and original.

 

He has continued to make very thoughtful music. He has great taste and is a fantastic live performer. We saw him this Saturday night at Wolf Trap. It brought back lots of great memories. His new music is terrific. Listen here for some free streaming music from his new CD. It sounds great!

 

David Byrne is one of my favorite artists. He is relevant today and he and Brian Eno make next generation music that pays homage to his roots and to Talking Heads as well.