15 | Meet David Byrne: Fame redeems the oddball This must be Talking Heads — A song by song, album by album look at their music

This episode is dedicated to the life and memory of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Seymour Stein.

Launching into season 2, I present a portrait of David Byrne as a young artist, examine the relationship between his artistic work and his music, why he left art school, and whet your appetite for the journey ahead.

Songs from this episode:


Who (w. St Vincent)
Heart's a lonely hunter (w. Thievery Corporation)
Loco de Amor (w. Celia Cruz)
Everybody's coming to my house
Like humans do
Lazy
Miss America
Strange Overtones (w. Brian Eno)
Don't fence me in
Let's dance (live w. Miley Cyrus)
Heroes (live w. Choir! Choir! Choir!)
Fame (live w. Kimbra and The Roots)
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