David Byrne

About

Byrne is a musician, performer, writer, and multidisciplinary artist who has captivated audiences since 1975, when he co-founded Talking Heads. Over the course of his career, he has released 20 studio albums, scored films – most notably , for which he received an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Grammy wins – and brought his singular vision to the stage, from the Broadway production , which received a Special Tony Award and was adapted into a film directed by Spike Lee, to , his disco musical that received four Tony Award nominations including Best Original Score, to , an immersive theatrical journey co-created with writer Mala Gaonkar. His visual art – including photography and installation works – has been exhibited internationally, and he is the founder of , an online publication devoted to solutions-based journalism. Byrne has published multiple books, including , , and .