David Byrne
Phil Sutcliffe, Q, May 1992
For years the frontman of Talking Heads, David Byrne has emerged as a solo artist now but his newest album shares the same off-beat approach that informed such lyrics as 'Road To Nowhere' and 'Love Goes To Building On Fire'.
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