David Byrne Making a Little Too Much Sense: How Music Works Is Safe and Boring
About two-thirds of the way into How Music Works (McSweeney’s, 352 pages, $32) by David Byrne, one of rock music’s most omniscient presences, there is a rare attempt at stark self-awareness: “The online music magazine Pitchfork once wrote that I would collaborate with anyone for a bag of Doritos,” Mr. Byrne recalls. “This wasn’t intended as a compliment—though, to be honest, it’s not that far from the truth.”
This helps explain why David Byrne the brand is getting, for lack of a better word, boring. Read More
