Talking Heads’ David Byrne Explains How He Came Up With The Giant Suit | Letterman

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  • @scottward6974
    @scottward6974 Год назад +658

    He's so shy and awkward when interviewed but such a powerhouse of charisma when he performs, it's a striking contrast!

    • @garynewton1263
      @garynewton1263 Год назад +9

      Jump to the post covid appearance on the Jimmy Fallon show, what a difference! 😉

    • @Tamar-sz8ox
      @Tamar-sz8ox Год назад +18

      Back in the day David Byrne said his performances were “ anonymous “

    • @garynewton1263
      @garynewton1263 Год назад +3

      @@Tamar-sz8ox Hahahahaha........I'm still unsure exactly what that means?
      Maybe it means he wasn't responsible for the strange and silly body movements? The music took over control of him????
      He's a very interesting artist.

    • @Tamar-sz8ox
      @Tamar-sz8ox Год назад +26

      @@garynewton1263 David Byrne said when he performed he felt like he was performing under an anonymous name and person .
      His body movements and words are definitely unique , it’s really an art form , he also is on the Autism spectrum so he expresses himself in a very different way

    • @garynewton1263
      @garynewton1263 Год назад +5

      @@Tamar-sz8ox Yes.
      Admittedly when I was a teenager in the 1980s I never liked Talking Heads much as a band. I liked 'The lady don't mind' but apart from that I thought they were very strange.
      Now I am more openminded and can understand David and the group better.
      I've seen interviews of David in the 80s and in recent times, its changed my views.
      That big suit David said was to make his head look smaller.
      Hilarious! 🤣

  • @PS987654321PS
    @PS987654321PS 2 года назад +571

    Hands down, the absolute best concert film ever made. Spellbinding. What a band. What an album.

    • @cactaceous
      @cactaceous 2 года назад +10

      Fully agree. It is the best concert film ever.

    • @Dr.JeremyDunks
      @Dr.JeremyDunks 2 года назад +15

      100% agree. The way it starts with Byrne alone and the rest of the band gradually join in.
      I could watch the performance of Life During Wartime every day and never get tired of it.
      By the

    • @remopiccioni9456
      @remopiccioni9456 2 года назад +7

      It is dance music that makes you think. Kind of like aerobics on acid.

    • @PS987654321PS
      @PS987654321PS 2 года назад +4

      @@remopiccioni9456 That is a very interesting interpretation. I'll need to reflect on this but intiguing.

    • @sampickel1030
      @sampickel1030 2 года назад +1

      Totally agree

  • @jdoedoenet
    @jdoedoenet Год назад +187

    David Byrne puts the AWESOME in Aspergers. Brilliant guy, and impossible not to love.

    • @sking3492
      @sking3492 Год назад +12

      He certainly does.😮

    • @JoeVideoed
      @JoeVideoed Год назад +13

      @@sking3492 Didn't know he had that until now. Good to see more people like me out there.

    • @vinista256
      @vinista256 Год назад +25

      @@JoeVideoed he’s never been formally diagnosed-he just happened to read something about it and realized a lot of his attitudes and behaviors matched the criteria, but he’s pretty content with how his life turned out and doesn’t see how labeling himself would change anything.

    • @maplelafe7671
      @maplelafe7671 5 месяцев назад

      I dont like Asperges

    • @lilaccilla
      @lilaccilla 4 месяца назад +1

      What an amazing man

  • @MrT67
    @MrT67 Год назад +108

    ".....Rich texture of rhythms you don't normally hear in music....."
    I think DB genuinely appreciated that comment.

    • @lachlanwelsh5880
      @lachlanwelsh5880 Год назад +7

      Can see letterman enjoying the act of enjoying an interview of a person that he genuinely has respect for.
      Rather than just another industry paid for ad.

  • @ahobimo732
    @ahobimo732 Год назад +109

    David Byrne has such an incredibly unique voice. Even when he's just talking casually like this, I find the tone and rhythm of his speech just mesmerizing. I could listen to him for years. We were so lucky to have him making art and music in our universe.

  • @Tommyr
    @Tommyr 2 года назад +54

    When he does that arm and leg wavy dance thing it cracks me up yet it is so neat to watch.

  • @kalebproductions9316
    @kalebproductions9316 Год назад +282

    David Byrne is a pretty deep guy. You can tell he would like to explain fully everything asked but it would take too long and people would not appreciate it. They would not be be ready or prepared for what he has to offer so just sit back and watch the pretty lights and listen to the lyrics and someday you will be ready to understand him.

    • @markwilliams974
      @markwilliams974 Год назад

      Letterman is a moron and wouldn't be able to understand Byrne's genius.

    • @sammyn549
      @sammyn549 Год назад +7

      Very well stated.

    • @areyouavinalaff
      @areyouavinalaff Год назад +9

      Not just a musician or singer, but a proper artist in the true sense of the word.

    • @jbrian53
      @jbrian53 Год назад +15

      Read his 2012 book "How Music Works" if you haven't already. In one of the first chapters he goes into quite a bit of detail about the influences and artistic vision he had for the Stop Making Sense concert. The book is about more than just his career but he often uses his own experiences as examples. It's pretty obvious that he is indeed a "pretty deep guy" and clearly an artist who makes music rather than just a musician that happened to produce art.

    • @stvbrsn
      @stvbrsn Год назад

      @@creamwobbly not really. It’s called Asperger’s syndrome.

  • @nickgreen2905
    @nickgreen2905 2 года назад +306

    I think this is the nicest I've ever seen letterman. He genuinely respects David Byrne.

    • @Itelkner
      @Itelkner 2 года назад +27

      Well, maybe all except for the part about "needing a checkup." lol

    • @dadsongs
      @dadsongs 2 года назад +4

      @@Itelkner I work with many people just like David. It's cool to be part of that world.

    • @Itelkner
      @Itelkner 2 года назад +1

      @@dadsongs Cool. What is it you do?

    • @dadsongs
      @dadsongs 2 года назад +1

      @@Itelkner I should have been more specific, and maybe more sensitive. 🙂 A couple years ago, he admitted that he deals with Asperger's Syndrome, which most believe is a very high-functioning form of Autism. Since then, a couple other artists revealed that they did as well. Thanks for asking.

    • @Itelkner
      @Itelkner 2 года назад +1

      @@dadsongs Yeah. I had learned at some point David had Asperger's Syndrome. I don't think much was known about it when this interview happened. DL's "checkup" comment would have been taken as playful at the time but would never be said now knowing of someone's condition. I was, perhaps, a tad bit flip with 'lol' but it seemed to me DB took DL's attitude in good humor and Letterman's attitude toward David was generally respectful.

  • @rustybearden1800
    @rustybearden1800 Год назад +26

    I was lucky enough to see this concert in Dallas TX during the summer of 1983 - third row, left hand side, seats 1through four. It was beyond astonishing, from the first moments where David walks out to an empty, dark stage, spotlight illuminating him, sets down a boombox, hits play and starts "Psycho Killer", accompanying himself with an acoustic guitar while the stage is set with the band's performing set ups on rolling platforms, one by one until the full band is on stage. I had followed the Taiking Heads from their beginning and this was their full blown introduction to the general public. One of my top five concert experiences of all time (and I've seen many, many live concerts to say the least) Watching the film today, forty years later still gives me goosebumps. A once in a lifetime experience (sorry, couldn't resist)

  • @jamestomkin8784
    @jamestomkin8784 Год назад +37

    Just saw the re-release this past weekend! I saw this tour live and the original release 40 years ago. I'm 67 now and felt totally rejuvenated after seeing the movie again! The whole theater was whistling and clapping like we were at the actual concert!

    • @StudioMagnetique
      @StudioMagnetique 10 месяцев назад +1

      Same experience here in Manchester UK. Such a great vibe in the cinema.

  • @bryankellyM
    @bryankellyM Год назад +30

    I'm embarrassed to say, I never watched 'Stop Making Sense' until today and I've always been a fan and now 59. Wow, that movie is amazing and David Byrne's energy is beyond belief. It IS the best concert movie I have ever seen.

    • @maplelafe7671
      @maplelafe7671 5 месяцев назад

      58 dutch here.
      Man we all went bunkers in the movie theaters.
      Litteraly everyone was dancing like at a live concert !!
      Never ever forget those days ❤

  • @porcorosso999
    @porcorosso999 2 года назад +61

    Two absolute legends at their peak. Awesome.

  • @P1Brand
    @P1Brand 2 года назад +81

    Love David Byrne, love Talking Heads and love Stop Making Sense. Great interview!

  • @somethingyousaid5059
    @somethingyousaid5059 2 года назад +112

    David Byrne-ing down the house.

  • @Andyband668
    @Andyband668 3 месяца назад +3

    I love this man with all my heart

  • @CN3891
    @CN3891 3 месяца назад +5

    He's clearly on the spectrum and he handled it so well.
    What a legend.

  • @RonBaker456
    @RonBaker456 Год назад +16

    You can tell he's a shy thinker by the way he reacted to the audience and the first response to Dave. Love and appreciate these guys and the completely new sound and vibe they brought.

  • @OhanaFilms
    @OhanaFilms Год назад +636

    I miss the days when everyone was awkward on camera. I mean that sincerely.

    • @romulus_
      @romulus_ Год назад +32

      media training = homogenization

    • @DeadFlowers69
      @DeadFlowers69 Год назад +33

      I get what you're saying. It's a little bizarre that a 14 year old in Nebraska on TikTok loves the camera so much.

    • @OhanaFilms
      @OhanaFilms Год назад +43

      @@DeadFlowers69 Yes, that's exactly what I mean. Everyone is so used to filming EVERYTHING now. Seeing an awkward famous person or a nervous man-on-the-street interview somehow feels better to me. It's more human or something.

    • @lukedumet4359
      @lukedumet4359 Год назад +2

      David Byrne has autism; It might explain some aspects of his awkwardness

    • @lucyfuir6386
      @lucyfuir6386 Год назад +1

      He is autistic...... yeah

  • @ginafriend1690
    @ginafriend1690 Год назад +12

    The world would be mundane without the likes of David Byrne,
    Annie Lennox to name another. Both artists put on Great shows. My favorite concerts!

  • @HeartFeltGesture
    @HeartFeltGesture Год назад +18

    Genuine eccentric original artist.

  • @1stinlaw917
    @1stinlaw917 Год назад +18

    I was at Kenny Scarffs birthday party in Brooklyn and David was there. I eventually got the nerve to say hello and tell him what a great fan I was. He was so approachable and kind. Get memory.

    • @CN3891
      @CN3891 3 месяца назад

      My dad works for nintendo and I know for sure Dave is cool.

  • @StonyRC
    @StonyRC Месяц назад +1

    Bless him, he really didn't get how utterly ADORED he was.

  • @LoadedLiving
    @LoadedLiving 2 года назад +35

    Uniquely David Byrne. What a legend.

  • @daviscrump
    @daviscrump Год назад +3

    Seeing the re-release of Stop Making Sense tonight so getting this on my recommended is perfect.

  • @justjosh711
    @justjosh711 10 месяцев назад +3

    Very entertaining exchange between two funny and fun-loving guys.

  • @luislizard2626
    @luislizard2626 Год назад +7

    And now nothing on tv
    Just appearance zero substance !!
    This is class pure talent the real thing❤

  • @jackm4457
    @jackm4457 2 года назад +55

    Dave asks the question we all had back then, "Explain the big, uh, the jumbo suit?" Thanks Dave.

    • @Itelkner
      @Itelkner 2 года назад +10

      Rich Hall did an old snl Talking Heads parody. "And you may ask yourself... why the big suit?"

    • @liviafbf
      @liviafbf 2 года назад +3

      And to this day they still ask him that question! Jimmy Fallon just asked David about the big suit a few days ago.

    • @jontaylor5482
      @jontaylor5482 Год назад +1

      @@liviafbf Which is mad because he gives a perfectly reasonable answer to the question here. Ironically, it makes perfect sense…

  • @AtticusFox2787
    @AtticusFox2787 Год назад +33

    This guy is a music genius. He won an Oscar for composing the score for The Last Emperor, who won best picture for the year of 1987.

    • @godzoookie
      @godzoookie 4 месяца назад

      Along with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su.

    • @andream7524
      @andream7524 Месяц назад

      Wow i will havd to listen to it. Im intrigued..

  • @campaigner1016
    @campaigner1016 5 месяцев назад +2

    Never again - such great music with an amazing frontman.

  • @fatboyrowing
    @fatboyrowing 10 месяцев назад +2

    What a talented, interesting and original guy. This is the first time I’ve seen an interview with him

  • @JP-qc8ud
    @JP-qc8ud Год назад +5

    I love this guy. Pure genius

  • @Trouble-Clef
    @Trouble-Clef Год назад +2

    I love David Byrne! I can’t wait to see Stop Making Sense 2023

  • @getit9066
    @getit9066 Год назад +17

    You just feel like you're listening to the next level of humanity.

  • @AnthonyWhitewwfilms
    @AnthonyWhitewwfilms Год назад +9

    Letterman was fantastic. He really helped David Byrne in this interview 😅

  • @shawnuel
    @shawnuel 2 года назад +33

    I remember watching this episode and thinking how much Byrne looked like Anthony Perkins with that turtleneck/jacket combo.

    • @oneday458
      @oneday458 6 месяцев назад

      I'm 63 now and I've been a fan of Talking Heads from the first time I heard 'Psych Killer". I love everything about their unique sound and David Byrne.I'm a huge fan of the "The Big Bang Theory" programme too, so when I watch clips now, of David Byrne performing or being interviewed, I'm reminded of Sheldon.

  • @davidturcotte5677
    @davidturcotte5677 Год назад +15

    I regret not seeing them live, a great band.

    • @Muzikrazy213
      @Muzikrazy213 Год назад

      Big same dude. Many would say I'm obsessed w music (I say, to a fault) and just today from some random reddit wormhole link, I have discovered the 1/1, never-to-be duplicated, musical, artistic, and theatrical deep thinking genius that is David Byrne. And will 100% regret not seeing him live once.

  • @elDoober
    @elDoober Год назад +3

    Got to see Stop Making Sense in the theatre just recently, was/is still amazing!

  • @tracyclark4162
    @tracyclark4162 Месяц назад

    David Bryrne is such a talented person. He was able to have great artists accompanying him.

  • @bernlin2000
    @bernlin2000 Год назад +56

    Dave just quietly catching Talking Heads (and David Byrne) at the height of their powers. Reminds me of how easily Dave works well with the guests who "get" his humor. He can get answers and reactions that no other host could.

    • @greatleapforwards
      @greatleapforwards Год назад +1

      yes, but he was also retrospectively very inappropriate in many instances

    • @BazookaToe
      @BazookaToe Год назад +4

      You missed the part about not always being rational.

  • @Gunners_Mate_Guns
    @Gunners_Mate_Guns Год назад +10

    David is one of the all time great rock performers.

  • @twowheels222
    @twowheels222 Год назад +12

    Letterman: "you may need a check-up" .. made me laugh out loud.
    Two entertainers I have enjoyed enormously over the years.

  • @rosemaryberci8943
    @rosemaryberci8943 Год назад +1

    had the original dvd copy and wore it out. just went to see the new version and loved it as much as ever. an absolute classic forever.

  • @imaheatfan
    @imaheatfan Год назад +3

    David Byrne and Robert Smith give the best interviews ever.

    • @davedillon1372
      @davedillon1372 10 месяцев назад

      Smith has taken the look of Liz Taylor & Liza a bit too far for me. Insanity is a sad thing that should be looked at seriously when it gets so real. 'Why can't I be You‽' Really now!

  • @LA-ue6ov
    @LA-ue6ov Год назад +3

    Real artist

  • @1958
    @1958 Год назад +14

    It's always said that Stop Making Sense was groundbreaking, but except for Laurie Anderson's Home of the Brave, nobody has done anything remotely like it since.

  • @JayDeeIsMyName
    @JayDeeIsMyName 2 года назад +45

    Awesome, love the quality! Editing and cuts could be a little less extreme here and there, but overall really nice to see! Also; small shout-out to 'TheDonz' Don Giller for keeping the Letterman-archives up and running all these years before Letterman finally got an official RUclips account 😁

    • @chiefscheider
      @chiefscheider 2 года назад +3

      Letterman's had an official channel for years. It's just been in the last month that the uploads have been coming fast and furious

    • @JayDeeIsMyName
      @JayDeeIsMyName 2 года назад +3

      @@chiefscheider You're actually right, I've noticed that the first uploads on here were posted over 7, almost 8 years ago! Then for a very long time nothing (nothing posted after David ended his run?), starting the uploads just last month again. Still; nothing but props to TheDonz for filling in for the time being. Hope they can get the guy on board to maintain the official channel; now THAT would be an awesome thing to do.

    • @chiefscheider
      @chiefscheider 2 года назад +7

      True, Don is a real Letterman fan and committed to his content for sure. His compilations are great.

    • @JayDeeIsMyName
      @JayDeeIsMyName 2 года назад +3

      @@chiefscheider I just love it when someone goes the extra mile to create his own collection (or in this case I can definitely call it archive) of content of one production. It truly baffles me.

    • @shawnuel
      @shawnuel 2 года назад +1

      @@JayDeeIsMyName Don is on board with this channel. He was hired to contribute.

  • @calessel3139
    @calessel3139 Год назад +10

    I've heard Byrnes say that the suit was supposed to give the viewers the impression that he was a playing card, like one of the Queen Of Heart's deck-of-cards characters from Alice in Wonderland.

  • @dadsongs
    @dadsongs 2 года назад +20

    David Byrne: If you're reading this, you're a hero of mine.

  • @Fintanflaherty
    @Fintanflaherty Год назад +6

    The daniel day Lewis of music

  • @angiemadsen4934
    @angiemadsen4934 Год назад +4

    He’s so cute.

  • @ZorMonkey
    @ZorMonkey Год назад +4

    Wonder how long it took them to plan and do the special effect at 3:51 only for it to fall flat

  • @pequenocubodesalada6891
    @pequenocubodesalada6891 Год назад +5

    I wish I could experience music the way he does one day.

  • @oldschoolhawking8191
    @oldschoolhawking8191 Год назад +3

    I remember renting that video cassette from Blockbuster, I was amazed. By far, my favorite Talking Heads song is, Psycho Killer.
    "Say something once, why say it again"🎶

  • @chrissawyer1502
    @chrissawyer1502 Месяц назад

    Love this guy.....that big suit dance was excellent!

  • @stevekimball7931
    @stevekimball7931 Год назад +2

    He is amazing.....

  • @joycenkenes
    @joycenkenes 9 месяцев назад +1

    omg he's so forthcoming with a good sense of humour

  • @intertubicular
    @intertubicular Год назад +3

    Dave and Dave!

  • @jimcarroll9417
    @jimcarroll9417 2 года назад +13

    Bryne is scheduled to perform on CBS Saturday Morning tomorrow (3/5/22).

    • @paulellsworth4007
      @paulellsworth4007 2 года назад +1

      Thank you 👍🏼

    • @lb6253
      @lb6253 2 года назад +2

      I'm watching it now! So cool. 😎

  • @BanjoLuke1
    @BanjoLuke1 Год назад +2

    I didn't see him perform until about 2010, at a open-air event on the UK. I'd loved his music since the late 70s, but TH were hard to see in Europe.
    Worth waiting for.
    He even did a piece from Bush of Ghosts.
    A remarkable performer of excellent music.

  • @danielsr8226
    @danielsr8226 2 года назад +6

    That Jonathan Demme line would have been received differently years later. Talented souls always find a way to work together

  • @chasbodaniels1744
    @chasbodaniels1744 Год назад +6

    As you’ve probably heard by now (March 2023), Stop Making Sense (the film) is being remastered for re-release possibly this year!

  • @afriend621
    @afriend621 Год назад +10

    David Byrne, one of the greats.

  • @sjr200Rock
    @sjr200Rock Год назад +2

    2 Legends of their respective crafts.

  • @franciscofernandez5034
    @franciscofernandez5034 Год назад +4

    🗣 talking heads was a great band and David Byrne was absolutely super talented 🤙🏼🤙🏼good memories, good songs! 🗣

  • @StottMikel
    @StottMikel 10 месяцев назад +1

    A masterclass in concert films.

  • @cactaceous
    @cactaceous 2 года назад +3

    Woah! This is a good one. Had never seen this interview before.

  • @kingandkongo
    @kingandkongo 9 месяцев назад +1

    Interesting to think that ppl in the 80ies went to a show that was produced more or less „just for the moment“ but today is archived and accessible for everyone forever

  • @hyphenpearce3224
    @hyphenpearce3224 Год назад +2

    Luv Talking Heads ! ❤

  • @archibaldsmith3974
    @archibaldsmith3974 4 месяца назад +1

    The WHOLE band made the music - not just him!!

  • @mjbl1787
    @mjbl1787 Год назад +3

    lmao hes so awkward.....love it

  • @PrinceWesterburg
    @PrinceWesterburg Год назад +20

    A very strange and sensitive, artistic man, probably 30 years ahead of his time.

  • @SpottedSharks
    @SpottedSharks Год назад +10

    I think he's talking about True Stories as being the project he's working in now.

    • @davebrown9725
      @davebrown9725 Год назад +1

      True Stories was a great film, I wish that the soundtrack album had used the movie actors, their singing brought a lot to the songs that is missing from the Talking Heads versions on that album. The actual released soundtrack was all of the incidental music used in the film, none of the songs.

  • @timothylanders3189
    @timothylanders3189 Год назад +1

    Best Letterman interview I've seen ;)

  • @plundbohm
    @plundbohm 24 дня назад +1

    David Byrne is perfectly genius weird.

  • @Moonstone115
    @Moonstone115 Год назад

    Stop making sense is absolutely amazing, the energy, the music, the dancing, the connection between the band and the singers.. I prefer listening to the live trakcs ratherthan the album personally. Just a masterpiece ❤

  • @tamilee9462
    @tamilee9462 Год назад +1

    I love him

  • @daveg5857
    @daveg5857 Год назад +7

    I love it when great Davids get together.

    • @mockturtlesuppe
      @mockturtlesuppe Год назад +1

      They all have their own hands, but they come from different moms.

  • @rong1924
    @rong1924 Год назад +2

    I saw Stop Making Sense in the theater when it came out.

  • @Coccobills
    @Coccobills Год назад +3

    His voice when he talks remembers me Syd Barrett.

  • @VietnamEli
    @VietnamEli 2 года назад +10

    What's with the blue binder Byrne picks up at the end? It was sitting there when he walked on stage. Was it something Byrne wanted to talk about but didn't get to? He looks a bit miffed at the end.

    • @glanni
      @glanni 2 года назад +4

      Hmm. makes me wonder too. What was in the blue binder? This is like the Pulp Fiction suitcase lol
      Edit: also he really looks a bit miffed. I kind of wish people would have let him talk more (in the moments where he wants that is, like the interview in Brussel where he starts about how thoughts are ordered through grammar, since this has been an interest of mine since middle school I would have loved to hear him say more about that thought of his, but he was cut off because it was too off topic)
      Well at least now he's probably getting all the space and respect by his peers because he's in the industry for a long time.

    • @davebrown9725
      @davebrown9725 Год назад

      Hopefully the next segment is also posted, just have to find it. From other comments, it seems like there should be all the old Letterman shows posted on youtube soon.

  • @heathcornbeef
    @heathcornbeef 2 года назад +7

    I saw his latest show American utopia a cupple of years ago AMAZING AWESOME WICKEDLY GOOD

    • @aaril9438
      @aaril9438 2 года назад

      So so good

    • @heathcornbeef
      @heathcornbeef 2 года назад +1

      I went into the American utopia show blind absolutely no idea what David had been up to since talking heads and boy was I confused when he walked onto the stage I'm thinking hay David where's the band and their gear AND THEN IT STARTED TO BE ... MAKING SENSE

  • @chalkbunt81
    @chalkbunt81 2 года назад +12

    Byrne can talk about his Giant suit, but Dave will always outdo him with his suits of Alca-Seltzer and Velcro.

  • @davemustaki134
    @davemustaki134 Год назад +1

    They were a tad before my time but I always loved their music they kind of remind me of Devo I just love how spaced out they were I'm sure there was a bit acid here and there 😀

  • @freqenc
    @freqenc Год назад +5

    You know you're old when you seen it live.

  • @michaelashby9654
    @michaelashby9654 8 месяцев назад

    "Stop Making Sense" is excellent advice. Rationalism is how smart people end up making terrible policy, decisions, etc. Reason is not truth. Truth is something much more difficult to get to and its also perspective based. There is no "truth" for everyone but there is truth.

  • @TheMichaelBeck
    @TheMichaelBeck Год назад +1

    I remember watching this LIVE!

  • @garynewton1263
    @garynewton1263 Год назад +1

    It's quite enjoyable watching this then jumping to the 1986 appearance then to the post-Covid appearance with Jimmy Fallon.
    David is a really interesting musician, writer and artist.

  • @sammavacaist
    @sammavacaist Год назад +2

    I like this David Letterman. Not wearing a suit and just a random goldfish behind him.

  • @rayc7192
    @rayc7192 Год назад +2

    David also demonstrates how he learned to fake his reaction to awkward questions and laugh them off

  • @cshubs
    @cshubs 6 месяцев назад +1

    He gave a solo show in Indy one year, and for part of it, he wore the pink fur suit.

  • @ili626
    @ili626 2 года назад +11

    The surrealists came up with the idea “stop making sense” decades before Byrne. I wonder if he got that notion from art school

    • @davebrown9725
      @davebrown9725 Год назад

      Didn't they all go to the Rhode Island School of Design? I know they had to wait for Jerry Harrison to graduate, with David, Chris and Tina living in a loft space, before they could form the actual band. '77 was playing at my local used record store last time I was in.

  • @aussiepressconferences.4755
    @aussiepressconferences.4755 Год назад +1

    He reminds me of the Sheldon Cooper actor from Big Bang.

  • @aaronburratwood.6957
    @aaronburratwood.6957 2 года назад +23

    I love David Letterman and all his shows. I never liked Jay Leno until His garage show, he’s great when he’s not trying to be funny. Letterman is just funny.

    • @surfinmuso37
      @surfinmuso37 2 года назад +3

      Dave is not funny. Conan is

    • @cactaceous
      @cactaceous 2 года назад +2

      @@surfinmuso37 Conan would not be funny if not for Letterman, doofus.

    • @JayDeeIsMyName
      @JayDeeIsMyName 2 года назад +3

      Jay was funny when he said he promised he would hand over the Tonight Show to Conan. 🙃😂

    • @dkrom
      @dkrom 2 года назад +3

      @@JayDeeIsMyName I blame NBC and then CEO Jeff Zucker more for that since they told Conan that in 2004 but didn't mention it Leno.

    • @aaronburratwood.6957
      @aaronburratwood.6957 2 года назад

      @@surfinmuso37
      They’re both funny but Dave’s dry delivery reminds me of my dad. I don’t know anyone like Conan. By the way, Conan is a comedic genius. SNL, the Simpsons, than his own shows. The dude is great but I’m talking about Letterman vs Leno in my eyes.

  • @reedyd
    @reedyd Год назад +1

    3:50 nobody seems to notice the split-screen attempt at a live-video Giant Suit. Kind of odd. Maybe it was done in post?

  • @davewatts6724
    @davewatts6724 Месяц назад

    He actually was serious, he felt the music…..live was art

  • @PowerOfOne-u4h
    @PowerOfOne-u4h 2 месяца назад

    Life is art.

  • @lbowsk
    @lbowsk 7 дней назад

    The Heads were incredible. Loved em then, love em now.

  • @orpheus9037
    @orpheus9037 Год назад +3

    It suddenly occurs to me - Byrne has the qualities of a silent film actor.

  • @ant13665
    @ant13665 Месяц назад

    one of the great live music movies. i still rate david byrne as the best concert i have seen.

  • @wildwoodandonyx
    @wildwoodandonyx 2 года назад +14

    Well, how did I get here?!?

    • @johna8973
      @johna8973 3 месяца назад

      , , sitting in a Shot Gun Shack ❓ 🤔