David Byrne

David Byrne: Biography in Details

Who is David Byrne?

David Byrne is an American Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter and composer.

He is well-known as the frontman of the New Wave/punk band, ‘Talking Heads’. His band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

Who are the parents of David Byrne?

David Byrne was born in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on 14 May 1952.

As of 2023, his age is 71. He was born to parents, Tom Byrne and Emma Byrne.

When he was two, his family moved to Hamilton, Ontario.

Similarly, his family once again moved to Arbutus, Maryland when he was eight or nine. He has a younger sister named Celia Byrne.

His father was an electronics engineer while his mother was a teacher. His family had to leave Scotland because of two reasons.

One was his father’s job and the other was because of the tensions in the family because of his parents’ mixed marriage.

David Byrne was interested in music from a very young age. He learned to play the accordion, guitar, and violin.

His parents said that he constantly played his phonograph from the age of three and learned to play the harmonica when he was five.

His ethnicity is Scottish and Irish.

Education: School/College, University

Talking about his education, David Byrne went to Lansdowne High School in southwest Baltimore County and graduated from there.

Following that, he attended the Rhode Island School of Design and the Maryland Institute College of Art before deciding to drop out of college.

David Byrne: Professional Career, Talking Heads

David Byrne formed the band, Talking Heads with Chris Frantz. They performed the band’s first gig in 1975.

In 1977, they included Jerry Harrison, a multi-instrumentalist in the band.

The same year, they released their debut album, ‘Talking Heads: 77’.

The single ‘Psycho Killer’ from the album found its way to the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.

1978, they released their second album ‘More Songs About Buildings and Food’.

This album became popular for its mix of funky bass, country, and punk music.

Following the success of this album, the band brought out two more albums, ‘Fear of Music (1979) and ‘Remain in Light’ (1980).

Both of these albums went Gold in America. Since then, the band took a hiatus until 1983.

Byrne started his solo career and released his debut solo album ‘My Life in the Bush of Ghosts’ in 1981.

In 1983, the band released the album ‘Speaking in Tongues’ which proved to be their first big commercial breakthrough.

Two years later, they released the album, ‘Little Creatures.

It became the band’s best-selling album of all time and went double Platinum in America.

Talking Heads released two more albums ‘True Stories’ and ‘Naked’ before separating.

In 1988, David Byrne established the world music record label, Luaka Bop. In 1989, he released another solo album titled ‘Rei Momo’.

During the 90s, he released three albums including his famous self-titled album, David Byrne in 1994.

In 2001, David Byrne released ‘Look into the Eyeball’ (2001).

In August 2016, he was featured on ‘Snoopies’ on the album, ‘and the Anonymous Nobody…’ by De La Soul which remains his latest contribution in music.

How much is David Byrne worth?

As of 2023, David Byrne has an estimated net worth of around $60 million.

There is no information about his salary. An average American musician earns around $42k per year.

However, David Byrne earns much more than that per year and has a six-figure annual salary.

Rumors and Controversies

David Byrne has not been a controversial figure. Rockstars like him are often found breaching laws and doing controversial things.

However, Byrne has not done anything controversial so far in his career.

Similarly, there are no rumors about him.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

His eye color is brown and his hair color is black. David Byrne stands at a height of 6 feet.

However, there is no information about his weight and other body measurements including shoe size, etc.

Trivia

• David loves cycling and prefers cycling to cars. When in New York, he does not drive his car and travels by cycling.
• He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Talking Heads in 2002.
• He plays guitar right-handed but is left-handed.
• His sister is an epidemiologist and specializes in breast cancer.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

David Byrne is active on social media sites. He is active on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

He has around 81.7k followers on Twitter and around 442.8k followers on Facebook.

Similarly, his Instagram account has around 181k followers and 116k subscribers on his Youtube channel.

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