David Byrne
USA
Born: 14 May 1952
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock, International, Avant-Garde
Styles: Worldbeat, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Art-Rock/Experimental, Experimental, Modern Composition, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Although best known for his groundbreaking tenure fronting the new wave group Talking Heads, David Byrne also received acclaim for his adventurous solo career, encroaching upon such diverse media as world music, filmmaking, and performance art in the process. Born in Dumbarton, Scotland, on May 14, 1952, Byrne was raised in Baltimore, MD. The son of an electronics engineer, he played guitar in a series of teenage bands before attending the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design, where, feeling alienated from the largely upper-class student p...
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