David Byrne was born in Scotland in 1952 and was most famous for being the principal songwriter of the New Wave band: The Talking Heads. He has also released several solo albums and has won a Grammy, a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar for his work in film, opera, photography and non-fiction writing. He now lives and works in New York, but remains a British citizen. He has composed music for ballets such as The Catherine Wheel which appeared on Broadway and In Spite of Wishing and Waiting which was for a Belgian dance company. On top of that, he is a film-soundtrack composer and has written for films such as: Young Adam and Something Wild. He even wrote, directed and starred in the musical True Stories. Byrne has also worked with charities, contributing songs to five AIDS benefit album compilations.
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