David Byrne: 'It feels like the end of history in pop music'
David Byrne has gone from Fear of Music with Talking Heads to theory of music in his new book. Here he tells us about the hidden forces that lie behind everything we listen toIn your new book, How Music Works, you begin by asserting that context is an overlooked element in creativity…Context is much more important and ubiquitous than I'd realised. Forces that you might think are utterly unrelated to creativity can have a big impact. Technology obviously, but environment too. Even financial str...
Guardian Music — David Byrne has gone from Fear of Music with Talking Heads to theory of music in his new book. Here he tells us about the hidden forces that lie behind everything we list... more info