Corby Dinzen Yes and now we’re talking about it. You wanna talk sports or some shit? Want to discuss topics totally removed from that of the video? If you don’t like people outlining parts of the video they liked then either don’t read the comments of the fucking video expecting people to talk about the video... maybe don’t even read the comments at all if it’s an irritant to you.
I had a very brief encounter with David Byrne. Talking Heads performed on my campus in '82 or '83 and I helped the stage crew. As we were breaking down after the show, he came out from wherever the band had been backstage and on the way out of the colosseum he stopped for a few seconds and softly said, to no one in particular, "thank you very much, I really appreciate you guys."
The same happened with Adam Granduciel from War on Drugs. He was cleaning up the stage with the roadies, rolling up cables and I walked up to the stage to get the setlist and he didn't even hesitate to drop everything, rip it off the floor and he kneeled and gave me one of those surfer handshakes (apparently it's called a hand hug lol) and after me saying I loved the show, he said "Thanks dude, I really appreciate that." and something along the lines of hopefully coming back soon with the biggest smile on his face. After that he just went back to helping the roadies and kinda ignored the other fans hovering in front of the stage.
not really. This kind of weirdo shit was common in the early 80s. One example I saw recently is the band 'Crash Course in Science' playing their song 'Kitchen Motors', which they did using common kitchen devices.
byrne: I hate talking to people, I don't wanna do publicity interviews producer: well you have to do some kind of interview! byrne: wait i have an idea
As someone who for an unknown reason, idolises many artists without technical singing abilities, I really like this explanation! Dunno if it's true, but its better than cus I'm just a hipster.
It's funny how some people do put a "the" before a famous celebrities name sometimes, like the Howard Stern types David Byrne was impersonating. "You wanna be in movies like 'the' Prince, 'the' Sting, 'the' David Bowie." Meaning like Prince in Purple Rain, Sting in Dune, David Bowie in The Man Who Fell to Earth.
I love you guys... genius. But your comedy timing is for shit. Even that made me laugh... Keep it up guys. Good material. You're spinning straw into... pure... gold. Congratulations!
David Byrne’s ASD really adds to how odd he seems. He’s a real inspiration to me as a person with Asperger’s, knowing that he feels no shame in seeming odd to other people.
@@myway7367I’m not entirely sure what you mean by this, but Byrne has said he is on the ASD spectrum. He doesn’t simply have dry humor and autistic people are not “slow”. Many of us think in ways considered incredibly smart because we can find answers to problems someone not autistic couldn’t find. Some of the greatest minds in recent history were likely autistic.
A statement from Bryne on this video: Recently a journalist pointed out something I did in a promo video skit in 1984 for the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense. In the piece I appear as a number of different characters interviewing myself, and some of the characters portrayed are people of color. I’d just about forgotten about this skit and I’m grateful that it has been brought to my attention. To watch myself in the various characters, including black and brown face, I acknowledge it was a major mistake in judgement that showed a lack of real understanding. It’s like looking in a mirror and seeing someone else- you’re not, or were not, the person you thought you were. We have huge blind spots about ourselves- well, I certainly do. I’d like to think I am beyond making mistakes like this, but clearly at the time I was not. Like I say at the end of our Broadway show American Utopia "I need to change too"...and I believe I have changed since then. One hopes that folks have the grace and understanding to allow that someone like me, anyone really, can grow and change, and that the past can be examined with honesty and accountability. - David Byrne
That's the smart and sensible response. David understands that there is no need to drag this out with the SJW crowd. No sense in being rational to an irrational point of view.
If he didn't have at least one black character, people would have complained that all the interviewers were white. It's a no win situation. At least nobody is calling the female interviewer trans, or "womanface."
I thought it might be the case but it was very hard to recognize him under so much make up. Was looking for clarification in the comments section. Thanks.
Notecrusher yep. Probably. Now that I think of it he also had a hit song called 'And She Does' where he talks about a girl "feeling the highway breathing".
@@jan_Travis Maybe because he was intentionally portraying black characters/people like Sammy Davis and Issac from The Love Boat? If I interviewed people dressed like Jerry Lewis and talking/immitating the body language of Woody Allen, I'd expect people to be offended, just saying. Maybe work on your empathy stat a bit, chap?
@@Paranormal_Gaming_ Who has a "fake account"? You know some people just watch youtube and don't create their own content, right? But it's kind of odd that you're so upset because someone said that a person wearing a giant suit to make their head look small looks odd. He meant it to be odd, so I don't know why your feelings are hurt, sir.
For someone who endorses the idea of "stop making sense" he sure does give some pretty logical answers to these questions. Which I guess in itself doesn't make sense. Damn David, you're good.
I say this about the Talking Heads all the time. They are almost impossible to cover because of that. If anyone does what they try to do, it sounds awful. Only they could make it genius.
"... like The Prince, The Sting, The David Bowie?" Ouch, that's a suspicious omen. If Sting doesn't make it to the year's end I think David Byrne should be taken in for questioning.
stop limiting autistic people to their autism. He just made a funny interview that other people could have done without autism. It's so sad to be seen as the autism itself instead of a normal person with a slightly different mindset
@@fattymcfatso1083 no he didnt, he showed sensitivity and empathy, even though he was not wrong, which sincerely makes him superior than those who criticize without even understanding the context.If he ignored or said he was not wrong, all people who do not know how to interpret intent would attack him, it is a waste of time.
@@jessica5497 So you admit that he was not wrong, but you still think it showed "sensitivity and empathy" to apolognize? No way. It shows "weakness and fear".
It's a bad move to apologize when you feel you haven't done anything wrong because it only validates the accusations and encourages the people attacking you to double down.
@@fattymcfatso1083 if peoples feelings are hurt, dont you think it would be good to apologize for that? even if you've done nothing wrong in your eyes, you can still inadvertently hurt people. not apologizing for that doesn't show "power and strength," it shows "arrogance and selfishness".
chill with the blackface comments. he wasn’t doing it with malicious intent. he wasn’t doing it to make fun of anyone. he wasn’t doing it to be racist. he was doing it simply for a character change. y’all need to chill
big doot I’d say maybe just avoid blackface at all costs? Even if it’s not with “malicious intent”? Considering.... idk all of history? and don’t tell me to chill I’m very chill. You’re unchill.
It's so dense, every single frame has so many things going on. David's a much more tense character than we've ever had, and far less relaxed. But we can diminish the effects of that. It's gonna be great.
don't worry - you're absolutely right. he was mocking interviewers in general and decided to portray a variety of people, suggesting he at least thought "an interviewer can be any gender or color" - ironically (but for the better) what is offensive is decided by the offended, not by the offender.
I think he shouldn’t have done it - but he definitely didn’t mean to cause offence or hurt anyone. Idk the guy apologised for being thoughtless, hasn’t done it since and has consistently brought black artists from around the world into the spotlight via Lukabop. I genuinely think Byrne’s one of the good guys that had a severe lapse in judgment.
@@budusbusham3324 the flipside of my argument is that it's easy to be critical of artists without having to back it up with anything other than "it's obviously offensive" which sometimes misses the point of the original artwork. i'm not saying you just don't understand the work, but there's more to art than just whether a provocative image is "offensive" or "not offensive."
Back then it wasn't considered offensive, and notice he didn't play up the character's race or make any jokes about it. He simply acted as he would with any character. I don't even consider this blackface, because blackface is deliberately mocking black or brown people through a character.
Superb.I still do not understand why a white guy can't darken his face to do a genuine impression of a black guy anymore ? Not exactly Al Jolson is it ?
if you haven't seen Stop Making Sense and True Stories, I can't recommend them enough. really, just study and enjoy Talking Heads and David Byrne as much as you can.
