Bicycle Diaries

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• Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne

  In 1978, David Byrne's post-punk pop group, Talking Heads, released an album called More Songs About Buildings and Food. The title was ironic. Then, as he acknowledges here, David Byrne was "more interested in irony than utopia". Now, though, having ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

• Bike-Seat Philosopher

  “David Byrne: singer, artist, composer, director, Talking Head.” I’m quoting the bartender Moe Szyslak from “The Simpsons” here, from an episode in which Byrne appeared. One could also add photographer, author, designer and, since the early 1980s, se ... (read full critics)

  nytimes published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

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• "The garage is considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley, which makes it the perfect visual metaphor for the anyone-can-do-it doctrine that is still alive and well around here. Start small, think big. Think out of the box. Think different." p. 219

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• ISBN-10: 0670021148
• ISBN-13: 9780670021147
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Also available as: eBook

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