Book learning, or intelligence of one sort, doesn’t guarantee you intelligence of another sort. You can behave just as stupidly with a good college education.
David Byrne Quotes
I've rarely kept my distance from kind of - I don't know if we can call it politics, but kind of, civic engagement and that kind of thing, except I tended to think, 'Well, do it yourself before you start telling other people what they should be doing.'
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| Birth: | 14th May, 1952 |
| Nationality: | American, Scottish |
| Profession: | Guitarist, Lyricist, Singer |
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David Byrne was born in Dumbarton, Scotland. He is a Scottish-born American singer, songwriter and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads, active between 1975 and 1991. He has received Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe awards and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He applied for US citizenship in 2012. He lives in New York City.
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