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Radio 3,16 mins

David Byrne talks to Anne McElvoy

Night Waves

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David Byrne is a musician, artist and essayist. Known for his passion for cycling, turning whole buildings into musical instruments he has a new musical opening next year about Imelda Marcos and was the driving force behind the New Wave pop band Talking Heads. Anne McElvoy talks to him about his new book How Music Works. Originally broadcast on Thursday 25 October 2012.

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