David Byrne Biography, Net Worth and Everything You Need to Know

David Byrne is a legendary pop star who developed a keen interest in music from the age of 3. He is interested in music until it becomes a career. His major musical interest lies in experimental pop and African tunes. Byrne is also popular for co-founding the 1975 band The Talking Heads.

The pop star has a lot of success and prestigious awards under his belt such as the Oscars, Grammys, Golden Globes and he was also honored with his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Biography of David Byrne

David Byrne was born on May 14, 1952 in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. When he was two years old, his parents moved to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and then to Arbutus, Maryland, USA when he was about nine years old. He was born to his father, Tom, an electronic engineer at Westinghouse Electronic Corporations and his mother, Emma, ​​who was an instructor. He was also the eldest of three children.

His interests in music started at an early age of 3 as he reportedly started playing his phonograph at that age and at age 5 he started playing the harmonica. When David Byrne was in high school, he could play the violin, guitar, and accordion. He attended Lansdowne High School in Maryland and attempted to join the school choir, but was rejected on the grounds that he played his instruments without a key and had withdrawn behaviors. However, he didn’t let this setback deter him as he began his musical performance in high school.

After high school, he attended Rhodes Island of Design for his college education in 1970-1971, however, he dropped out to enroll in the Maryland Institute College of Arts. He didn’t stay there long either, as he left again in 1972. After that, he returned to Providence to start a music group called The Artists in 1973 with his friend Chris Frantz and his girlfriend Tina Weymouth. This band didn’t last more than a year before breaking up.

Their split, however, marked the start of a successful musical journey for the trio, which reunited in New York and founded the new wave group Les têtes qui parle in 1975 under Sire Records. The band released their debut album, Talking Heads 77 in 1977 with singles like Psycho Killer and Pulled Up. The same year, the band welcomed multi-instrumentalist Jerry Harrison. In total, the group released eight albums before their split in 1991, which includes Staying Light (1980), Speaking in Tongues (1983), Stop Making Sense (1984) , Naked (1988) among others.

Prior to splitting, David was involved in other solo works which sometimes involved other musicians. One of those albums was a critically acclaimed album titled My Life in the Goat Bush with Brian Eno. After Talking Heads, David went solo and produced his debut album Rei Momo in 1989.

The album mainly featured song styles like Afro-Cuban, Afro Hispanic, and Brazillian. He had a checkered solo career producing a handful of albums, including Uh-Oh (1992), David Byrne (1994) , Feelings (1997), Look Into The Eyes (2001) , and Grown Backwards (2004) among many ‘others. While producing these albums, he created his own label called LuakaBop.

Apart from his career in music, David is also known for his roles in theater and film. One of his first film productions was the disco musical Here Lies Love starring DJ Fatboy Slim. The musical was about the life of Imelda Marcos, a Filipino political figure. In 1981, he teamed up with choreographer Twyla Tharp to produce the ballet musicals. Catherine’s wheel. The same year, he produced Despite the Desire and Vouloir for the dance company, UltimaVez. He also produced various other soundtracks for several films over the following years.

David Byrne has other accomplishments accredited to him. He is the author of several books, founded his own online radio, wrote songs that contributed to the fight against AIDS and played certain roles.

Net value

The singer of The Talking Heads has recorded extreme success in his businesses and is not popular for any financial scandals. Because of this, the Scottish-born musician has amassed a lot of wealth over the years and his estimated worth is $40 million.

Family life of David Byrne

David Byrne has been romantically involved with a number of ladies. He was involved with Toni Basil in 1981; he then dated Twyla Tharp, a choreographer between 1981 and 1982, before marrying Adelle Lutz, a costume designer, whom he met in 1987. The couple had a daughter in 1989 – Malu Abeni Valentine Byrne.

The marriage ended in 2004 and he continued to this dayLouise Neri, art curator. He broke up with Louise soon after and was romantically involved with Cindy Sherman again from 2007 to 2011. He is unmarried and lives in New York after acquiring dual British and American citizenship.