I felt a little disappointed in this book, as I didn't really feel like it had a narrative carrying the reader forward. I felt like it started strong, sorta getting into the connection between man and city, but it become more ethereal afterwards. It became more of a David Byrne stream-of-consciou...
I enjoyed the discussion of Byrne's different experiences with music making in the various projects he has been involved in. Making music lyrics-first, melody-first, from samples, and from self-made samples. The first-hand CBGB history was interesting also. Byrne's thoughts on natural music, p...
I enjoyed reading this book. It was like catching a glimpse into cities around the world, although at time i was left thinking, "how did we get here," referring to the tangent David Byrne choose to take. Most obvious of these tangents was the Germany section where there was not only mention of,...