Biography
David Byrne (; born May 14, 1952) is an American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band Talking Heads. Byrne was born in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and moved to the U.S. with his family as a child. He co-founded Talking Heads in 1975 in New York City. After releasing eight studio albums, including seven certified gold or platinum, Talking Heads disbanded in 1991. Byrne has released solo recordings and worked with media including film, photography, opera, fiction, and non-fiction. He has collaborated with artists including Brian Eno, Fatboy Slim, X-Press 2, Ryuichi Sakamoto of Yellow Magic Orchestra, and St. Vincent. Byrne has received an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a Special Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, and was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Talking Heads.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Remain In Light
1980
Stop Making Sense
1984
Speaking In Tongues
1983
Talking Heads: 77
1977
Fear Of Music
1979
More Songs About Buildings And Food
1978
Little Creatures
1985
The Suburbs
2010
The Lumineers
2012
True Stories
1986
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
1981
Vivid
1988
Naked
1988
The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads
1982
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
1998
MTV Unplugged
1993
Picture Book
1985
Mesopotamia
1982
Songs From The Broadway Production Of "The Catherine Wheel"
1981
Popular Favorites 1976-1992 - Sand In The Vaseline
1992
Inspiration Information
1974
The Best Of Talking Heads
2004
Love This Giant
2012
Far
2009
Credited work
5,567 releases · 712 albums · active 1977–2026
- Performance · 20,825
- Other credits · 3,292
- Production · 1,351
- Engineering · 559
- Mastering · 1
Studios: Sigma Sound Studios, New York · Compass Point Studios · Blank Tape Studios · Eldorado Recording Studios