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David Byrne on leaving Spotify and turning 70: ‘I think I am more optimistic now’
Talking Heads frontman speaks about his new song with Australian musician Montaigne, the bravery of Taylor Swift and why he feels hopeful for the future
Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcastDavid Byrne has a night off. A tireless collaborator, the 69-year-old Talking Heads frontman has been especially busy recently, serving as the guest music editor of Harper’s Bazaar’s March issue, releasing a duet with Mitski and a new book titled A History of the World (in Dingbats), an illustrated meditation on life’s oddities. He is also performing his Broadway show American Utopia – adapted from the 2018 album and into the 2020 Spike Lee film – until early April.
Even a “night off” is a misnomer – he’s speaking to Guardian Australia from his home in New York, following an interview and performance on The Tonight Show. “It’s my night off, now that we’ve done a TV show,” he clarifies, checking his wristwatch. “It’s 8:30 in the evening here, so I’m probably going to go to a restaurant across the street, get myself some dinner and take a little tablet and read a book.”
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