15 | Meet David Byrne: Fame redeems the oddball

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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