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Apr 16, 2013michael12 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I expected this to be an "aging rock star bio", but it's much more than that. Byrne does describe his own musical genesis, the formation and career of Talking Heads, and his own solo projects. But he uses this as grist for the mill in his larger discussion of what is music, how did it go from being something one played in a social context to a consumable object. I followed most of what he said about space determining the type of music which works best in it, the technology of recording, the business of music. But he lost me (through my own ignorance, I admit) when he started talking about scales and the music of the spheres. Great book, much to think about.