David Byrne explores the art of rediscovery in 'Sleeping Beauties'
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[0:04] revived? These are among the questions explored by musician, writer,
[0:08] and visual artist David Byrne. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey
[0:12] Brown joined him recently in Brooklyn for our arts and culture series
[0:16] Canvas.
[0:20] Beautiful
[0:21] Questions and more questions.
[0:25] David Byrne is a man with a curious and quirky mind, including when
[0:29] it comes to writing songs.
[0:37] Sometimes I'll start with the, the title of a song. I did a song
[0:42] called I met the Buddha at a downtown party.
[0:46] Said
[0:47] I
[0:47] had
[0:49] And I go, all right, what happens? What's he like? What's he doing?
[0:54] What's this Buddha doing at the party? What do you say to him? What
[0:57] does he say to you?
[0:59] He's a man of many turns.
[1:05] Front man for the rock band Talking Heads.
[1:09] Musical experimenter and collaborator with artists around the globe.
[1:15] Oscar winner for co-writing the score for The Last Emperor.
[1:20] Broadway star in American Utopia and a lot more.
[1:25] Including cycling Man About Town, a regular sight on New York's streets.
[1:30] And the subject of his 2009 book Bicycle Diaries.
[1:34] Now he's a