A whole hour with David Byrne! Something to be grateful for. Thank you Amy Goodman.

I really love david byrnes personality and I really love his music. Thanks so much I am so greatful that david byrne has made this music

Absolutely ADORE this man, the recent concerts have just amazing: he's not just outpacing people of his age group, he's outpacing the entire music industry, and has been doing so since the early 80s. Total musical master.

WOW... this must the best interview ever. The honesty and truth about or current situation, and the beauty of this mans story. It really moved me.

This is a masterful interview. Have followed David Byrne since the early 80s. Will make the effort to get to NYC to see this production.

Thank you Amy for this terrific interview. I've been a fan of David's since the beginning. He just kinda fell off my radar. Glad to see him back in the mainstream.

People like this restore my faith in humanity. Go David Byrne 100%, you're already a legend.

got my only speeding ticket listening to talking heads CD.

I got to see this show and the opening act was amazing too... Benjamin Clementine was opening for the show I saw. I 💚 David Byrne!

Thanks Amy, thanks David, yes we are all being dragged down with all the bad news surrounding us daily. I appreciate David’s cause to help all that want to see a more positive and hopeful future. You rock as always, thanks.♥️💕we will get thru all the sh** one day at a time.

I could have listened to another hour of this. Absolutely fantastic interview. Thanks Amy and team Democracy Now!🦋❤💜🦋❤💜🦋❤💜🦋

I watched HBO's show twice already - and absolutely love love love everything about the production. If I still lived in NY the live show would have been great to see - but doubt I could have afforded to sit in the front row - so my tv gave me closeups and the thrill of the creativity of Mr. Byrne and thank Spike Lee, as well.

Thank you both for an excellent extended interview that is insightful, inspiring, and candid.

I graduated from HS in 1975, at that time , my group of friends and I were thrilled with new music, especially Talking Heads. The philosophical conversations we had were epic. Lol! I have so much admiration and respect for David Byrne and his global thinking on art and music. Much love 🕊. Thank you democracy Now, for my Holiday present 🎁

My favourite musician/artist, favourite journalist and favourite climate activist. This was a real treat. Thank you very much Democracy Now! You are supreme!

Go David ! Happy for you and your success & fulfillment ❤️

I ❤️ DB !!!!! His art and Music is just the best ! Makes me happy - want to sing 🎤 and to RE- THINK life

Thank you Amy! David Byrne is a fantastic creator! David Byrne and the talking heads labeled new wave at the time along with the help of Brian Eno took Rock music to a whole new level and even tried go beyond Rock or Electronic music with recordings such as "My life in the bush of ghosts" for example.

American Utopia is terrific, just like David Byrne!!

Great interview! Trip down memory lane and I am in awe of David Byrne's talent.

David Byrne and Janelle Monae. These are also the times we live in. Taking a cue from David's hopeful encouragement. Because music and art have always transcended divisions concocted by ignorance.

IT MAKES "MY DAY". THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME BACK TO "ON AND OFF BROADWAY".

I love you Amy! Thanks for keeping it real. I've been listening to D.N. since around 1996. So glad you're still at it and glad to find D.N. in St. Petersburg, Fl on the airwaves too:-)

Thank you, this was so inspirational for me, Greta is one of them that I have been inspiring. They are both awesome people. God has blessed them. I am very proud of them for sharing their lives with us. Sending love and light too all.

David Byrne, absolutely the goddamn best he's awesome.

Hour well spent - thank you for sharing! I loved it.

When I first saw American Utopia on TV - via HBO I think - I had no idea who the 'star' was nor anything about the show. To say the least it is the best live stage show I've ever seen. It was mesmerizing, stunning and as professionally done as humanly possible - not a player missed a beat and the ensemble, the simple same 'costume', the bare feet, the clean stage all meshed to make it a dazzling tour de force. Bravo Mr. Byrne

Thanks Amy 🎉 You Rock 🎶💞🍀🙏😇✌️ Keep Up The Great Work(s) 💯

David Burns, like humans do! Makes hope!

love American Utopia, a tale of togetherness. thank you

favorite interview of 2019

This man is so interesting, intelligent and humble. So much to learn from here.

David Byrne. A Talking Head that told us to "Stop Making Sense" and encouraged "Burning Down the House" along the "Road to Nowhere" wants to influence people in a "Once in a Lifetime" "City of Dreams". "Making Flippy Floppy" with "Slippery People" is the "Genius of Love" in a "Perfect World" when the "Lady Don't mind" if your little " Creatures of Love" become a "Psycho Killer". and he still asks? "How did we Get Here"?

Here is my standing ovation and chant for, "More, more, more!!!"

I saw the American Utopia tour four times. NME is not wrong, David Byrne has somehow outdone himself again.

Fantastic interview, very well researched.

Wir Vernetzen uns Global. Wir sind der Soft Power!

Great interview. To me what stuck out was the question by Byrne: “What do we want”? With such diversity, that doesn’t have a simple answer. Also just get involved. If we don’t do it, somebody else will do it for us whether we like it or not. This is the first time I’ve heard of a tiered voting system. I really think having second, third and so on choices is a great idea where our other choices have an impact on the outcome. I’m definitely going to look into that and support it.

DAVID BYRNE FOR PRESIDENT !!!

Great interview!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽

So fun!!!!!!

LEGEND.

These two would make a cute couple.

All the woo in the head Bernie worrell burning down the house R.I.P 2019

Is only one Band we can chanc the World!

Ever since at least 1980, We the People of planet Earth have had the capability of providing the highest quality of food, the highest quality of clothing, the highest quality of shelter, the highest quality of healthcare, and the highest quality of education for each and every man, woman and child on the face of the Earth, and to do it in such a way that was in Harmony with Nature. We already have gazillions of practical creative solutions that have not been implemented yet. What we don't have is enough public servants to make sure they are implemented. Here in New York City, we are building a Majority Voting Bloc of at least 1 million individuals (a measly 20% of the electorate) who are well-informed, free of disinformation and misinformation, on all the major issues of today AND devoting their time, energy, resources, and talents to the political process, esp the campaigns. That is all we need to win the Mayorship, at least 2/3 of the City Council, at least 2/3 of the Congressional seats, at least 2/3 of the State Senate seats and at least 2/3 of the Assembly seats. We will make sure that only the most Loving/most Wise among us become our public servants. We will change the laws and implement the gazillions of creative solutions we already have on a grand scale and make NYC a model of what's possible in the world today. Then finally we will be in a position to transition to a Whole New Way of Living rooted in Love and Wisdom with no need for any government. See my group on Facebook: "Creating a Wonderful World. (let's get it done already)".

Interesting

And what does THE word utopia mean...nowhere. So "we're on the road to no where"🎼🎶🎶

Just as in avatar, the powerful take what they want, wealth and power always put capitalism and prosperity before everything else. Tragically, they will consume themselves in time

Something I have been thinking about ... the decision makers should be youth. We have it inverted. We will fail as a species until we have a change of heart and mind, but we the adults of the species, in the majority, are unable to do this. Leaders need to check themselves; a way to do this would be to seek advice from the very young ... and base our decisions on their principles. But hey that would take courage, and we do not have the courage to make long term decisions let alone follow the advice of children ....

Desperately need to play...

My Hear get full with all Rimeber of use/my/time. Smillie with Love Heart

I like his white hair and music

I just taught a baby to say "Poop" today. Her nanny thought I should drop the idea.

Free Mening Free Assange, Free All Journalist, free speech for all.

@19:20 Damn, his timeline on Dada is way off. Zurich Dada was during *WWI*, starting in about 1916, not the 30s and not fleeing the Nazis. The reason so many of those artists from around Europe were in Switzerland was as a way of not having to fight in the war, the same reason an American of draft age might have left for Canada during the Vietname War. You would think someone from an Art School background would know this.

The war and peace report. This is the peace report.

I be we you Mr. Byren, ... Me englisch is so Bad.

US history has been associated with the support of authoritarian regimes around the world, specially in Latin America and Africa. On this we can say that Donald Trump has consolidated the US foreign policy of aiding authoritarian regimes.

we all not get younger

Women march ,Love. I not a fossil, we are all to Aktuell!

"Nothing but flowers" may not be a "fact of life" but its spirit can be manifest thru Green New Deal. Like wouldn't it be fun working out what's a sustainable infrastructure system. The work of conversion is work, but worthwhile, for posterity (future generations). With Bernie this is all possible.

"in the Future" In the future everyone will have the same haircut and the same clothes. In the future everyone will be very fat from the stachy diet. In the future everyone will be very thin from not having enough to eat. In the future it will be next to impossible to tell girls from boys, even in bed. In the future men will be 'super masculine' and women will be 'ultra-feminine'. In the future half of us will be 'mentally ill'. In the future there will be no religion or spirtualism of any sort. In the future the 'psychic arts' will be put to practical use. In the future we will not think that 'nature' is beautiful. In the future the weather will always be the same. In the future no one will fight with anyone else. In the future there will be an atomic war. In the future water will be expensive. In the future all material items will be free. In the future everyone's house will be like a little fortress. In the future everyone's house will be a total entertainment centre. In the future everyone but the wealthy will be very happy. In the future everyone but the wealthy will be very filthy. In the future everyone but the wealthy will be very heathly. In the future TV will be so good that the printed word will function as an artform only. In the future people with boring jobs will take pills to relieve the boredom. In the future that no one will live in cities. In the future there will be mini-wars going on everywhere. In the future everyone will think about love all the time. In the future political and other decisions will be based completely on opinion polls. In the future there will be machines which will produce a religious experience in the user. In the future there will be groups of wild people, living in the wildernes Source: LyricFind Songwriters: David Byrne

A ong therm Efektt Why is the Rockstars all over the World so ANti Polik? pls ans me.

I liked this show until they lied about something that happened in my town. There were a group of college students protesting the war in Iraq. They had permits to protest on campus. They got too excited and started marching down a highway. No permit for that. They caused a traffic accident. An old lady broke her arm. A bunch of protestors got arrested. The host of this show reported the story, but she left out the fact that the protestors were not supposed to leave the campus, or the traffic accident they caused or the old lady breaking her arm. She made it sound like an unjust arrest. I stopped trusting the host of this show after that. She came off as 180 degrees from Fox News, just with the same ability to leave out the proper context. Who knows what else she lies about.

The thirteen states persons. To music.

How busy are you?

Talking Heads were an awesome band and David has done some interesting stuff on his own but I don't think the Talking heads clique will be remembered for their grace.

It's a great thing the show is about immigrants. But what about the original native people in continental America? I mean the ones who were either "disposed of" or re-located? If this is just about immigrants, you don't get to see those legitimate owners of the original land.

David something like nothing before? Like Andrew Yang! Please. Let's stand for something like nothing before. His wife would make a great first lady. And she loves your music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Talking Head being a talking head.

So eine Big big Humanfamelie woouw

I see the cultural philistines are getting triggered on here again. I sometimes need such diversions from partisan politics...

mom

Amy `Dead Wood` Goodman...... you did not manage to get him to say the DN safe-space mantra....! OrangeManBad............

And I just realized the proof that I am living in a capitalist society is my Email box. So much advertisement there that I need to have another account just for important stuff. Total distraction.

It’s high time to replace the words men and women with people.

o.o fossil Heinz.

So Byrne's taking heat for not collaborating with women?? Huh????!

Sad

They weren't allowed they came and took it

Do we need to have a new Constitution in America? Like let's become totalitarian like the Chinese. A socialist or social democracy? But how distinctive or special this totalitarian republic would be?

Don't forget Donald Trump is the best president ever.