David Byrne's Wild Wild (Biking) Life The art rocker and Talking Heads founder wants to take you for a ride inside his head. David Byrne's new book Bicycle Diaries is a collection of roadside musings.

David Byrne's Wild Wild (Biking) Life

David Byrne's Wild Wild (Biking) Life

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When he's not winning Grammy awards for his work as a singer/songwriter, iconic musician (and founder of the Talking Heads) David Byrnes is riding his bicycle. Todo Mundo hide caption

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When he's not winning Grammy awards for his work as a singer/songwriter, iconic musician (and founder of the Talking Heads) David Byrnes is riding his bicycle.

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Art rock icon David Byrne may be best known as the singer/songwriter for Talking Heads, but he's also an avid bicyclist.

In his new book Bicycle Diaries, Byrne shares the thoughts, adventures and observations he's experienced while cycling through some of the world's major cities.

Bike riding is, Byrne writes, "faster than a walk, slower than a train, and slightly higher than a person." It's a perspective from which he's viewed the world, from Istanbul to Manila, Berlin to Baltimore.

Bicycle Diaries
By David Byrne

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