![]() Byrne’s early Talking Heads days gigging at CBGB’s are discussed at some length, as are other aspects of his composing and recording experience. (I am pretty familiar with the band’s output through 1985’s Little Creatures, not so much after that.) Byrne muses on numerous topics throughout the book’s ten meaty chapters though not intended as a memoir, the material is inevitably colored by the author’s experience. You don’t have to be a fan of Byrne or Talking Heads to enjoy this book, but it indisputably helps. With his collection of music-themed essays in How Music Works, Byrne proves himself to be a skillful, precise writer, as well. The former Talking Heads frontman has proven himself to be an imaginative innovator and explorer of musical boundaries, both with his band and his collaborations with Brian Eno ( My Life in the Bush of Ghosts), Fatboy Slim ( Here Lies Love), St Vincent ( Love This Giant) and others. In general, books by rock musicians are not especially memorable, but if anyone could pull off the difficult feat of writing intelligently and engagingly about the social and technological influences acting upon the creation, dissemination and consumption of music, it would be David Byrne. ![]()
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