David Byrne
Byrne in 2018
Born	(1952-05-14) May 14, 1952 (age 73) Dumbarton, Scotland
Citizenship	United Kingdom United States Ireland
Occupations	Singer songwriter musician record producer music theorist visual artist actor writer filmmaker
Years active	1971–present
Spouses	Adelle Lutz ​ ​ (m. 1987; div. 2004)​ Mala Gaonkar ​ (m. 2025)​
Children	1
Musical career
Origin	Arbutus, Maryland, U.S.
Genres	Rock new wave post-punk avant-funk art pop worldbeat
Instruments	Vocals guitar keyboards
Works	Solo with Talking Heads
Labels	Matador Todo Mundo Luaka Bop Nonesuch Thrill Jockey Sire Warner Bros.
Formerly of	Talking Heads
Website	davidbyrne.com
Musical artist
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David Byrne (/bɜːrn/; born May 14, 1952) is an American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band Talking Heads.

Byrne was born in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and moved to the U.S. with his family as a child. He co-founded Talking Heads in 1975 in New York City. After releasing eight studio albums, including seven certified gold or platinum, Talking Heads disbanded in 1991.

Byrne has released solo recordings and worked with media including film, photography, opera, fiction, and non-fiction. He has collaborated with a variety of artists including Brian Eno, Fatboy Slim, X-Press 2, Ryuichi Sakamoto of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO), and St. Vincent. Byrne has received an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a Special Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, and was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Talking Heads.^[1]