"I really enjoy writing the songs and performing and the other things that we do," David Byrne says of his work in Talking Heads. Jordan Cronenweth/Courtesy of A24 hide caption
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The members of Talking Heads — Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and David Byrne — today and as they appeared in 1983 with their live band, for the concerts that would become the film Stop Making Sense. Sire Records/Michael Ochs Archives/Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images/Illustration by Jackie Lay hide caption
David Byrne performs onstage during the 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 21, 2018 in Indio, California. Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
"Naatu Naatu" from the film RRR is up for best original song at the 95th Academy Awards. The tiger flying in the air toward Ram Charan (right), however, is not. DVV Entertainment & Variance Films hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Superorganism, Kevin Morby, Sharon Van Etten, Regina Spektor Courtesy of the artists hide caption
New Mix: Regina Spektor, a Son Lux collaboration with David Byrne and Mitski, more
American Utopia, David Byrne amd Maira Kalman Bloomsbury Publishing hide caption
American Utopia, directed by Spike Lee, captures a filmed performance of David Byrne's acclaimed Broadway production. David Lee/HBO hide caption
Silvio Rodríguez's latest album is called Para la espera. Gabriel Guerra Bianchini hide caption
On 'Para La Espera,' Silvio Rodríguez Combines The Personal And Political
Musician David Byrne speaks from the TED stage. James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption
David Byrne performing in "American Utopia" on Broadway. Catalina Kulczar hide caption
Brandi Carlile performs a live World Cafe Session at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Liz Waldie/WXPN hide caption
Brandi Carlile On World Cafe
Lucy Dacus' sophomore album, Historian, tops the list of Bob Boilen's favorite albums in 2018. Dustin Condren/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
David Byrne (left) with World Cafe Host, Talia Schlanger (right) backstage at the 2018 XPoNential Music Festival. John Myers/WXPN hide caption
David Byrne On World Cafe
David Byrne's American Utopia comes out Mar. 9 on Nonesuch. Jody Rogac/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Darlingside, Sylvan Esso, David Byrne, Nils Frahm Courtesy of the artists hide caption
David Byrne and Jonathan Demme, who directed the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense. (Photo by Nick Elgar/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) Nick Elgar/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images hide caption
St. Vincent performs in tandem with a color guard team at the Barclays Center on June 27, 2015. Jarred Alterman and Wyatt Garfield./Courtesy of Oscilliscope Laboratories hide caption
David Byrne and Annie Clark of St. Vincent Mito Habe-Evans/NPR hide caption
Grizzly Bear's newest full-length, Shields, is one of a heaping handful of exciting new rock albums out this month. Tom Hines/Courtesy of the artist hide caption