David Byrne Interview

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  • David Byrne interviews himself for a Talking Heads´ film concert by Jonathan Demme.

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  • @CoreyLaddo
    @CoreyLaddo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4108

    It took me ages before realising that David Byrne plays every character in this video.

    • @taylordavis7215
      @taylordavis7215 4 ปีที่แล้ว +198

      Your animations helped me rediscover talking heads. Thanks

    • @martinjavaoh7514
      @martinjavaoh7514 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      WTF XDDDDD
      Never realized that XDDDDDD

    • @LoveSickWorld
      @LoveSickWorld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      How did I get here

    • @fattymcfatso1083
      @fattymcfatso1083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@LoveSickWorld look where my hand was!

    • @homa_impsin
      @homa_impsin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      We'll be waiting for an sfm recreation of this interview...

  • @shutupmacey
    @shutupmacey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4659

    he looks like when you press caps lock and hit shift for the first letter

  • @jacobwright4653
    @jacobwright4653 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2982

    This is a great interview. It’s like sixty minutes on acid.

    • @honeycomblord9384
      @honeycomblord9384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Feels like it

    • @karlthornell2057
      @karlthornell2057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Or an hour...

    • @honeycomblord9384
      @honeycomblord9384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@karlthornell2057 You do know that "60 Minutes" was a tv show, right?

    • @plr.5036
      @plr.5036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I just read that on the exact moment.

    • @shaggyiguana4630
      @shaggyiguana4630 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@plr.5036 same

  • @carrion_man3700
    @carrion_man3700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1460

    "Have you ever been to a psychiatrist? Or taken drugs?"
    "I'll tell you later."

    • @HntrSvrsn
      @HntrSvrsn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      "What do you think happens when you get to far from your house?"
      "I'll tell you later."

    • @SomeOne-vf1rs
      @SomeOne-vf1rs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      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.

    • @jake_bytheocean
      @jake_bytheocean 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ...yes

    • @DavieMahon
      @DavieMahon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Was reading this comment as it played in my ear, beautiful symmetry

  • @pancakepillow
    @pancakepillow 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6778

    "i wanted my head to appear smaller, and the easiest way to do that was too make my body bigger" Please put that on my tombstone

    • @TheCoverOperation
      @TheCoverOperation 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      +hat wobbla flat eric's got some fly kicks

    • @dannymain8993
      @dannymain8993 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @AllYouKnowIsWrong does he regret it now though
      other people may have made better choices

    • @claudiodiaz9752
      @claudiodiaz9752 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I wonder what the hardest way is.

    • @TomFromYoutube
      @TomFromYoutube 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      How did he do that?
      (I got the video muted and I don't care enough to google it.)

    • @73reider
      @73reider 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you, this shit came on my recommendations so i went immediately to comments and had a seizure belly laugh at your comment!

  • @Kranzio-
    @Kranzio- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3420

    Every response of his is the neutral dialogue option that doesn’t raise your evil or good reputation.

    • @l0sts0ul89
      @l0sts0ul89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      True

    • @JONATHON-
      @JONATHON- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Maybe later

    • @mlgproplayer2915
      @mlgproplayer2915 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol

    • @ZigealFaust
      @ZigealFaust 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      When you haven't decided what faction to ally with yet.

    • @doughboywhine
      @doughboywhine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      And is spoken much like a computer would

  • @submandave1125
    @submandave1125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2246

    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."

    • @nurmagomedov2700
      @nurmagomedov2700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      :)

    • @SomeOne-vf1rs
      @SomeOne-vf1rs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      That’s really sweet in a very pure way.

    • @DarkAngelEU
      @DarkAngelEU 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      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.

    • @7xXSE7ENXx7
      @7xXSE7ENXx7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      i love seeing comments like this on youtube, they're rare but great finds.

    • @jeremymann6069
      @jeremymann6069 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Those stories don’t have much in common besides meeting a band leader

  • @NiallsSongs
    @NiallsSongs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +730

    “Music is very physical and often the body understands it before the head” actually genius!

    • @aaronaaron5968
      @aaronaaron5968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      common sense. know the word genius better

    • @kitma9
      @kitma9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@aaronaaron5968 understanding how your body and mind reacts to music is a bit more advanced than common sense

  • @londonsnook9448
    @londonsnook9448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +996

    “I’ll tell you later” or “maybe later” is such an amazing way of avoiding questions I’m gonna use that from now on

    • @SteveTheRedPikmin
      @SteveTheRedPikmin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Questions hes asked himself, mind you.

    • @bonjolor8298
      @bonjolor8298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      just say, “how did i get here?” and then walk away

    • @fastenbulbous
      @fastenbulbous 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Patrick McManus I'll tell you later.

    • @mazumnoob3510
      @mazumnoob3510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bonjolor8298 Letting the days go by
      Let the water hold me down

    • @gazelle8431
      @gazelle8431 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mazumnoob3510 into the blue again
      Water flowing underground

  • @jonahdunn3449
    @jonahdunn3449 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1586

    Favorite line:
    "I'll tell you later."

    • @saraluvsponies
      @saraluvsponies 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      mine too

    • @bwc3821
      @bwc3821 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Tell me now! What is your favorite line?

    • @MyloXyloto94
      @MyloXyloto94 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He knew what not to do is what he did do.

    • @noska6877
      @noska6877 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jonah Dunn what’s really weird is I saw the comment right as he said

    • @LukeBeadles
      @LukeBeadles 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He said that as I read this

  • @limeadeislife
    @limeadeislife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +484

    Decades later and I still want to know what David thinks happens when you get too far from your house. He looks genuinely haunted by the question

    • @wall4818
      @wall4818 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      don't worry he'll tell you later.

    • @cc92103
      @cc92103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I’ll tell you later..

    • @katherinetutschek4757
      @katherinetutschek4757 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'd rather not know

  • @spasticpug5209
    @spasticpug5209 3 ปีที่แล้ว +489

    This level of awkwardness is my exact type of humor

  • @thelords40oz
    @thelords40oz 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2321

    "The better the singers voice the harder it is to believe what they're saying" this makes so much sense it's insane

    • @drpeepee100
      @drpeepee100 7 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      tieler someone needs to tell this guy to stop making sense

    • @JillianDominique
      @JillianDominique 6 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Bob Dylan

    • @glitch373
      @glitch373 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      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.

    • @devasabanathan4392
      @devasabanathan4392 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      "So I use my faults to an advantage"

    • @christopherwalker8240
      @christopherwalker8240 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Strat Man like Kurt Cobain?

  • @blew1t
    @blew1t 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1294

    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

    • @sec6059
      @sec6059 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      someone already complimented your pfp, this is me doing the same, nice!

    • @13MoonGold
      @13MoonGold 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sec6059 literally me too, was this in your yt recommended as well?

    • @sec6059
      @sec6059 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ethan Mac hahaha yes

    • @PaPaPOVEY
      @PaPaPOVEY 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Genius

    • @PaPaPOVEY
      @PaPaPOVEY 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      An I’ll tell ya later

  • @libertas_americana
    @libertas_americana 3 ปีที่แล้ว +661

    I feel like David Lynch directed this.

    • @empress9554
      @empress9554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      Written by David Bowie, directed by David Lynch, and acted by David Byrne.

    • @krisdawn4525
      @krisdawn4525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I got that same feeling.

    • @Damian_1989
      @Damian_1989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Apparently the name "David" just brings out our inner chaos.

    • @taskeshou2567
      @taskeshou2567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Written by Bowie, directed by Lynch, and starring Byrne.

    • @veganvocalist4782
      @veganvocalist4782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣😂👏🏼

  • @cptdumplin
    @cptdumplin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    David Byrne was a shitpost God amongst men before humanity knew what shitposts were.

    • @bkuey24
      @bkuey24 ปีที่แล้ว

      Facts

    • @heinoustentacles5719
      @heinoustentacles5719 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      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.

    • @knowthycell
      @knowthycell 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Shatposter

  • @Fishoilification
    @Fishoilification 8 ปีที่แล้ว +679

    David Byrne really does have an incredibly mouldable, versatile head.

    • @thiscontent9621
      @thiscontent9621 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      As seen in "Sax and Violins."

    • @HiVizCamo
      @HiVizCamo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Insert the lyrics of Seen And Not Seen here.

    • @thechunderchunder
      @thechunderchunder 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      His head is one of my obsessions

    • @John-yy1oy
      @John-yy1oy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's fancy headwork alright.

    • @Agos226
      @Agos226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It’s a cool, multipurpose shape

  • @1Superchops
    @1Superchops 9 ปีที่แล้ว +858

    Three great movies:
    ~the prince
    ~the sting
    ~the david bowie

    • @StevieStitches
      @StevieStitches 9 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      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.

    • @1Superchops
      @1Superchops 9 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Wait, all the interviewers are just David Byrne in suits?

    • @StevieStitches
      @StevieStitches 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      1Superchops Yup!

    • @1Superchops
      @1Superchops 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Man, I never would've noticed that!

    • @Agos226
      @Agos226 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I think it’s poking fun at how everybody’s calls them “The Talking Heads” even they are just Talking Heads

  • @jasoncarswell7458
    @jasoncarswell7458 3 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    "The better the singer's voice, the harder it is to believe what they're saying."
    Nailed it.

    • @happiness1772
      @happiness1772 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That ignores the entire genre of soul music which is filled with great singers who are also entirely believable.

  • @WatrDragn
    @WatrDragn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    Me to my brain: “Do you have anything fun to comment?”
    My brain: “I’ll tell you later.”

    • @mythologue
      @mythologue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "No but do you have anything to eat?"

  • @HandsUp12100
    @HandsUp12100 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4017

    It's like 60 Minutes on acid.

    • @groofay
      @groofay 6 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      I'll tell you later.

    • @kerstijennings1468
      @kerstijennings1468 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sean Byrne hahahahaha

    • @livewire6009
      @livewire6009 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Are you related to David Bryne or just the same last name?

    • @callummatthew3703
      @callummatthew3703 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      LiveWire Media i guess he'll tell you later

    • @devinbyrne5813
      @devinbyrne5813 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@livewire6009 common last name i would know

  • @Laser_corp
    @Laser_corp 7 ปีที่แล้ว +455

    "I have written a love song though, in this film I sing it to a lamp"

    • @babby4450
      @babby4450 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Home, is where I want to be, pick me up an turn me 'round....

    • @andrewbarrett1537
      @andrewbarrett1537 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is this the very beginning of "I Love Lamp" decades before Anchorman?!?!?

  • @SuperShayan4
    @SuperShayan4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    "One must never underestimate the power of a good hair-do". Wisest man ever.

  • @MrRandomblabla
    @MrRandomblabla 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    David Byrne is a genius. Everything about him is just so captivating. Its like a book you cant quite understand but you still cant stop reading

    • @scottlapier4797
      @scottlapier4797 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon?

  • @ratguy101
    @ratguy101 8 ปีที่แล้ว +615

    David Byrne seems so condescending, to himself.

  • @ryanmoore2698
    @ryanmoore2698 8 ปีที่แล้ว +894

    I just noticed that all of the interviewers are David Byrne omg lol

    • @powerk15
      @powerk15 8 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      i wouldn't have noticed if it weren't for this comment lol

    • @marcobazan4187
      @marcobazan4187 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Holy shit, wouldn't have noticed it

    • @rampage9899
      @rampage9899 6 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      Wait even the black dude?

    • @akishot6735
      @akishot6735 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      rampage yes

    • @andrewm2399
      @andrewm2399 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      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.

  • @tsarbutterfly663
    @tsarbutterfly663 4 ปีที่แล้ว +336

    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.

    • @laverdadastuta8384
      @laverdadastuta8384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      I agree. I have autism, which isn’t much different, but I love how odd I seem to other people. Being odd to me is like the best thing in the world.

    • @wormedby
      @wormedby 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@laverdadastuta8384 it isnt different at all, asperger's = autism. im glad youre proud to be odd! me too :)

    • @gnalkhere
      @gnalkhere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      In so many words, he doesn't mask, which is why I don't mask myself

    • @myway7367
      @myway7367 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sometimes a dry sense of humor can be mistaken for tardiness.

    • @lokcachte
      @lokcachte ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@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.

  • @TheSouthernSpark
    @TheSouthernSpark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    David Byrne feels like an automated bot/alien blatantly explaining his plans to the protagonist without missing a beat.

  • @samwoodson9603
    @samwoodson9603 8 ปีที่แล้ว +409

    the absolute madman

  • @Skullkan6
    @Skullkan6 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1456

    It's like this is directed by David Lynch. Really, it looks like something from twin peaks.

    • @Blank_Frank
      @Blank_Frank 8 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Well, I'd love to see Byrne in the Roadhouse for the Twin Peaks new season ! Performing, "Psycho Killer" with Badalementi, maybe ?

    • @YouzTube99
      @YouzTube99 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Needs more foghorn.

    • @NathanHassall
      @NathanHassall 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      no I was going to say that!

    • @jktunney
      @jktunney 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i was gonna say that it looks like david lynch

    • @browngirlinaclownworld2077
      @browngirlinaclownworld2077 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      They have an eerily similar aesthetic, those two. And just about the same kitsch-inspired sense of humor too, along with Mark Mothersbaugh.

  • @jackwatters9502
    @jackwatters9502 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    This Twin Peaks trailer was really cool

  • @homestuckhauntsme
    @homestuckhauntsme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    This is what it feels like talking to distant relatives

  • @blakeyswagswag
    @blakeyswagswag 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1411

    he seems nervous talking to himself..

    • @0okamino
      @0okamino 9 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      That's understandable when talking to yourself. What could you possibly say to yourself that you weren't already thinking?

    • @beflygelt
      @beflygelt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      tense and nervous and he couldn't relax

    • @savanana8514
      @savanana8514 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      me too, the fuck

    • @MasterCowsChaos
      @MasterCowsChaos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Accidentally profound comment. Nice

    • @vulekv93
      @vulekv93 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@beflygelt well done my man, perfect one-liner, the kind you get once in a lifetime...

  • @rushnerd
    @rushnerd 10 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    This is amazing.

    • @ImpendingRiot83
      @ImpendingRiot83 10 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      It's like 60 minutes on acid.

    • @ben-rosfeld
      @ben-rosfeld 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello RUSHNERD! Keep SASing!

    • @righthandson13
      @righthandson13 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      How's that?

    • @jjkeyboards
      @jjkeyboards 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      omg it's Rushnerd - I remember when you were the big youtube sensation

  • @yousufhussain2989
    @yousufhussain2989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    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

    • @TiberianFiend
      @TiberianFiend 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      He should not have apologized. He deserves whatever happens to him now.

    • @Penguin_of_Death
      @Penguin_of_Death 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@TiberianFiend Nowhere in his statement did he apologise. He states that it was a major mistake, but he doesn't apologise at all...and nor should he

    • @TiberianFiend
      @TiberianFiend 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Penguin_of_Death Oh, that's such a huge difference.

    • @miyavizim
      @miyavizim 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      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.

    • @mikicoal
      @mikicoal ปีที่แล้ว +27

      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."

  • @thisistheglasshouse
    @thisistheglasshouse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    so glad he calls This Must Be The Place his only love song and mentions his Lamp Dance

  • @ryanosaur2000
    @ryanosaur2000 14 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    "The better the singer's voice the harder it is to believe what they are singing".
    Well said Mr.Byrne

  • @AntBalzano
    @AntBalzano 8 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    This man is my greatest creative inspiration

  • @Meooooowwwwwwwwwwww
    @Meooooowwwwwwwwwwww 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    “I got a movie in my head! Wanna see it?”
    “No, but do you have anything to eat?”

  • @iaminsideyourhome69
    @iaminsideyourhome69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    "what... do you think happens... when you get too far... from your house?"
    "I'LL TELL YA LATER"

  • @warsd4
    @warsd4 11 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    "The better the singer's voice, the harder it is to believe what they're saying. So I use my faults to an advantage." Awesome.

  • @MindLaboratory
    @MindLaboratory 9 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    This guy is my new hero

    • @christopherwalker8240
      @christopherwalker8240 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MindLaboratory where have you been hiding all these years? Who is/was your old hero?

    • @whompronnie
      @whompronnie ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@christopherwalker8240 I'll tell you later

  • @rsorbelloactor
    @rsorbelloactor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    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.

  • @sandybaker1338
    @sandybaker1338 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I love this Man. The Talking Heads got me through some hard times. Excellent entertainer. Awesome song writer great band.

  • @ninetyZeven
    @ninetyZeven 8 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Listen to the man. He has broad shoulders.

  • @volbot1697
    @volbot1697 5 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    Q: Why do you love this video so much?
    A: I'll tell you later.

    • @gabboman92
      @gabboman92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you on drugs?

    • @da-p6814
      @da-p6814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@gabboman92 it's like 60 minutes on acid

    • @xxxxxxxxxx4345
      @xxxxxxxxxx4345 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @plazmica0323
      @plazmica0323 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      lmaooo

    • @charlesdavis7087
      @charlesdavis7087 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      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!

  • @g.michaelwhite4161
    @g.michaelwhite4161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    This was the only thing I have watched in 2020 that made any sense.

  • @Gunners_Mate_Guns
    @Gunners_Mate_Guns 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Only David Byrne could make being incredibly uncool into being incredibly cool.

    • @scottlapier4797
      @scottlapier4797 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      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.

  • @ianhigdem2456
    @ianhigdem2456 7 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    Didn't expect this to be so entertaining. I still don't understand why i found this funny lol

    • @MrMariobrosrocks
      @MrMariobrosrocks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Ian Higdem The big suit.

    • @TheJoshuatuqvq
      @TheJoshuatuqvq 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Ian Higdem why? I'll tell you later....

    • @teebrinner5939
      @teebrinner5939 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why did you find it funny? because its funny

  • @mackleswimbaits
    @mackleswimbaits 12 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    "The better the singers voice, the harder it is to believe what they're saying...so I use my faults to an advantage."
    I love it.

  • @hamsandwichson
    @hamsandwichson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +368

    Watching this again because DB just apologized for it. I honestly never even noticed he was doing blackface until he mentioned it.

    • @jan_Travis
      @jan_Travis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      Yeah. I don't see why he have to. People get offended easily.

    • @jan_Travis
      @jan_Travis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @The Abstract Thinker yeah exactly. People are just little bitches.

    • @ZigealFaust
      @ZigealFaust 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@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?

    • @Dregkar
      @Dregkar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      @@ZigealFaust A black guy in white face dressed like Jerry Lewis and imitating Woody Allen would be fucking hilarious. As a white guy, PLEASE do that

    • @CptCPT-dl9lh
      @CptCPT-dl9lh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@Dregkar god that would be great

  • @safaradam
    @safaradam 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The world really became a better place in the moment David Byrne was born. Too bad I was born too late to see him playing live with Talking Heads...

  • @EvilEmpire_4u
    @EvilEmpire_4u 9 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    The better the singer's voice, the harder it is to believe what they're saying

  • @clarkrogers7789
    @clarkrogers7789 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    him as the lady gets me literally every time he’s such a great actor

  • @lebombjames3911
    @lebombjames3911 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The DM roleplaying 2 NPCs having a conversation:

  • @ledzeppelinsucks
    @ledzeppelinsucks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    What a weight loss success story! He looks fantastic!

  • @MrXabungle
    @MrXabungle 9 ปีที่แล้ว +551

    there would be no Tim And Eric without this.

    • @makeithurtful
      @makeithurtful 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      RawbThatPunk *gracious applause*

    • @TheZurul
      @TheZurul 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      RawbThatPunk i doubt they even saw this

    • @benjaminfreyne4926
      @benjaminfreyne4926 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i think of casey when i see him sweating in the video to once in a lifetime

    • @user-vt4wc1jn2h
      @user-vt4wc1jn2h 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      TheZurul Eric is a fan of talking heads but who knows haha

    • @kool_thing
      @kool_thing 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great Teacher Onizuka is right.

  • @mrkazzam
    @mrkazzam 10 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Love this. Totally weird. A great vehicle for david Byrne to express what he is all about

  • @The_Absurdistt
    @The_Absurdistt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Interviewer: I've got a movie in my head... Would ya like to see it?
    David: No... but do you have anything to eat?
    I'm dead.

  • @miguellefevre2089
    @miguellefevre2089 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    david byrne blackface jumpscare

  • @debonaire_nerd
    @debonaire_nerd 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    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.

    • @Vichedges
      @Vichedges 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fuck you Rick Berman!

    • @FightingTorque411
      @FightingTorque411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're right, he can't seem to face up to the facts - he's tense and nervous, and he can't relax.

  • @selgesel
    @selgesel 9 ปีที่แล้ว +924

    I don't think that jacket fits him well, maybe one size bigger?

    • @2degucitas
      @2degucitas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      hadiordanyalanci
      And more shoulder pads.

    • @mattchu_stack
      @mattchu_stack 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      hadiordanyalanci HAHAHAHAHA literally cracking up

    • @ProstWithTheMostBabe
      @ProstWithTheMostBabe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      John Goodman actually let him borrow his suit

    • @vinesauceobscurities
      @vinesauceobscurities 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No, that's just Klaus Nomi's summer suit.

    • @billkeithchannel
      @billkeithchannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is that like "You should always have one more zipper on your jacket than you feel comfortable with." ?

  • @damageincorporated8558
    @damageincorporated8558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I just watched that concert again two weeks ago, I was smiling from ear to ear, just special 🔥

  • @joaopedromachado802
    @joaopedromachado802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    This is my favorite David Byrne moment. It's like sixty minutes on acid.

  • @moonlily1
    @moonlily1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +955

    He looks like that shrunken head guy from Beetlejuice.

    • @MrMikedejeuner
      @MrMikedejeuner 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I was thinking of Goombas (marios bros movie)

    • @moonlily1
      @moonlily1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Paranormal_Gaming_ As opposed to crackheads at the spa?

    • @Paranormal_Gaming_
      @Paranormal_Gaming_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@moonlily1 FAKE ACCOUNT 37 SUBS NO CONTENT PATHETIC SORRY EXCUSE!!!

    • @moonlily1
      @moonlily1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@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.

    • @Paranormal_Gaming_
      @Paranormal_Gaming_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@moonlily1 FUCK OFF YOU DON'T DESERVE AN ACCOUNT!!!

  • @TurdFerguson884
    @TurdFerguson884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Kid: Mom this suit is too big on me
    Mom: be quiet David, you’ll grow into it

  • @themaxterz0169
    @themaxterz0169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    0:00 forest
    2:04 beach
    3:05 moon

  • @damnyourpasswords
    @damnyourpasswords 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    - when will you tour again?
    - when theres something New to say to an audience, then I will tour again

  • @emilia1876
    @emilia1876 10 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    this is one of my favorite things on earth

  • @gilwood7530
    @gilwood7530 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Everyones commenting about the BIG SUIT ...I still get a smile when he dances in that suit . Takes me way back. One of the greatest concerts ever

  • @40ounce58
    @40ounce58 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    David Byrne. Awesome and ahead of his time.

  • @lymntria
    @lymntria 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    i was half asleep last night going through youtube in a daze and i woke up with this video open on my youtube app so confused, i’ve never actively listened to the talking heads so i don’t even know how i came across this but i feel blessed with its presence

    • @upso
      @upso 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you listening to Talking Heads now? I hope the answer is yes.

  • @maxwellsilver3115
    @maxwellsilver3115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    "I wanted my head to appear smaller, and the easiest way to do that was too make my body bigger." If I'm ever fat, this will be my excuse.

    • @AnnaLVajda
      @AnnaLVajda 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes especially if you have a large head it's good to gain weight to help proportion.

    • @MatteoBolpagni
      @MatteoBolpagni 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ahahahah

  • @ericdufort5648
    @ericdufort5648 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The world needs more David Byrne.

  • @l4ndst4nder
    @l4ndst4nder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Kinda surprised how similar his natural voice is to his singing.

    • @PatellalletaP
      @PatellalletaP ปีที่แล้ว +2

      His singing voice is just his natural voice but screaming.

  • @bradwooldidge6979
    @bradwooldidge6979 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    When he was on Letterman around that time, Dave’s first question was, “so what’s with the size jumbo suit?”.

    • @Jamesharveycomics
      @Jamesharveycomics 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Dave Smith "I'll tell you later"

    • @shanep5121
      @shanep5121 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was Rich Hall

  • @kluneberg8952
    @kluneberg8952 4 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    took me until the moon to realize that the background was also changing

    • @Tokinjester
      @Tokinjester 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Took me until I read your comment!!

    • @williamcutting5224
      @williamcutting5224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @N93000
      @N93000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hey you should coin that phrase "took me until the moon" kinda work well with "took me until ages"

    • @joshboyfuture9698
      @joshboyfuture9698 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I read this comment and then looked up in the moon background was the one that was on and I was like... Wow

  • @flaurosan
    @flaurosan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    1:33 so lucky it wasnt today.

  • @ruvarlarovivily506
    @ruvarlarovivily506 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    David Byrne is one tough customer. He managed to answer questions from several different people in one interview.

  • @lmfviolet78
    @lmfviolet78 13 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This is the funniest thing I've ever seen in my life. Seriously sometimes I randomly think of it while I'm walking down the street and I spontaneously start laughing

  • @ReiThaKing
    @ReiThaKing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +431

    Glad to see that Jordan Peterson is getting better.

    • @5driedgrams
      @5driedgrams 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      lol it does sound like him
      and the tiny head looks like Charlie Kirk's small face

    • @BeanisBags
      @BeanisBags 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      fivedriedgramsinsilence BRUHHHHH 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @mrgrzesiek1330
      @mrgrzesiek1330 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      one of the best comments on youtube xD

    • @lizaanual9166
      @lizaanual9166 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's hilarious.

    • @spitgorge2021
      @spitgorge2021 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      dont you dare insult my man david byrne like that

  • @eddyvoidsoul6963
    @eddyvoidsoul6963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This clip is realy special. Undiscovered by most, needs to be witnessed by as many as possible.

  • @grammarnazi7428
    @grammarnazi7428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +872

    This guy wears his suits like Reviewbrah from TheReportOfTheWeek.

    • @UnreliableUsername
      @UnreliableUsername 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      *Reviewbrah wears his suit like David Byrne

    • @grammarnazi7428
      @grammarnazi7428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Doug Bairead
      Are you sure Reviewbrah hasn’t time traveled from the 1980s*?

    • @UnreliableUsername
      @UnreliableUsername 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@grammarnazi7428 *1980s

    • @jubbybrab
      @jubbybrab 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Doug Bairead *1940s

    • @noahjohnson6024
      @noahjohnson6024 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bro I’ve seen ur comments multiple times now. The internet is getting smaller

  • @Araclain
    @Araclain 10 ปีที่แล้ว +695

    It's like 4 minutes and 31 seconds on acid.

    • @sidisastar
      @sidisastar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      he was talking about the movie he was about to make, true stories. Which actually ended up being about 90 minutes on acid.

    • @christopherwalker8240
      @christopherwalker8240 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sid Benedict has David Byrne taken acid?

    • @Notecrusher
      @Notecrusher 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well he wrote a song called "Drugs" and the first line is "All I see is little dots". Sounds like he's talking about acid to me.

    • @christopherwalker8240
      @christopherwalker8240 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      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".

    • @benjamincox4211
      @benjamincox4211 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Christopher Walker most people have tried acid

  • @PkmariO64
    @PkmariO64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    That suit is quite possibly the most 80’s piece of clothing I’ve ever seen

  • @barrybenson4158
    @barrybenson4158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Had the pleasure of meeting David at a charity do once. He was surprisingly down to earth, and VERY funny. RIP ❤😔❤

    • @ronanmccourtney
      @ronanmccourtney 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      David Byrne isn’t dead

    • @fattymcfatso1083
      @fattymcfatso1083 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      dummy

    • @toxic-exner
      @toxic-exner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bruh gave me a heart attack I thought he actually died

    • @pimposki6232
      @pimposki6232 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      rip bennie harvey

    • @scottmontgomery16
      @scottmontgomery16 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@pimposki6232rip big man gone too soon

  • @FoardenotFord
    @FoardenotFord 12 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    "I GOT A MOVIE IN MY HEAD, YOU WANNA SEE IT?"
    "No, but do you have anything to eat?"

  • @murrfeeling
    @murrfeeling 8 ปีที่แล้ว +173

    "... 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.

    • @VincentLAnderson
      @VincentLAnderson 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Psycho killer...qu'est-ce que c'est?

  • @tretre543543
    @tretre543543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    all the people at the head enhancement clinic said no one would notice

  • @nightmare-nightmarenightma1147
    @nightmare-nightmarenightma1147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Me at first: Holy moly das a wide boi lol
    Me afterwards: Wait this is actually really pleasing to me wtf I like this

    • @77Chester77
      @77Chester77 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That missing hyphen in your name makes me a little bit sad

    • @77Chester77
      @77Chester77 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jdavis417 haha 👍

    • @77Chester77
      @77Chester77 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jdavis417 I don't know what happened to you, but please STOP

    • @jasonpbass
      @jasonpbass 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @thedogsmeow9511
    @thedogsmeow9511 7 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    "Skyrim_NPC_Conversation.mp4"

  • @bird10498
    @bird10498 5 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Watching this interview made e feel like I was autistic.

    • @tarekyoungapelian4542
      @tarekyoungapelian4542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      bird10498 David is so, makes sense.

    • @mauricioandres7470
      @mauricioandres7470 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@tarekyoungapelian4542 No, it does not make sense

    • @Ayr-me7vb
      @Ayr-me7vb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mauricioandres7470 he has aspergers, so it kinda does

    • @ShaddySoldier
      @ShaddySoldier 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It made me autistic

    • @analogdivision2413
      @analogdivision2413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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

  • @Ami483
    @Ami483 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    the father we never had..the brother everyone would want and the friend everyone deserves..dunno a better person

  • @the_algo_rhythm
    @the_algo_rhythm 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "In this film, I sing it to a lamp."
    And it's romantic as hell, and I wish I had someone to dance with the way he danced with that lamp.

  • @lakisbouz
    @lakisbouz 12 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    David IS talent, much loved here down under and an inspiration to musicians all over the world!!
    Thank you David... thank you for your honesty through your art

  • @omerresnikoff3565
    @omerresnikoff3565 4 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    Talking Heads is like if Monty Python had a band...

    • @RoyRogerer
      @RoyRogerer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'd say bonzodog doodah band would be the monty python as a band.

    • @zackzallie8735
      @zackzallie8735 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Mothers of Invention?

    • @billyz5088
      @billyz5088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Pink Floyd were huge Python fans - and helped with financing the Holy Grail film.

    • @landonvincent7974
      @landonvincent7974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I mean technically they did... They performed a lot of songs and they have multiple albums that they released

    • @emilioaladwhosintheinterne8421
      @emilioaladwhosintheinterne8421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What about They Might Be Giants?

  • @JosephStalin1941
    @JosephStalin1941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Everyone at the Head Enhancement Clinic said no one would notice!

  • @lilywhite9109
    @lilywhite9109 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    talking heads is what my grandad used to call the news 😂

  • @baldanders
    @baldanders 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Ive watched this dozens of times and it just gets better

  • @bradoozy
    @bradoozy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    “The inner machinations of my mind are an enigma” Patrick Star