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David Byrne
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Scottish-American musician (born 1952)

Also known as: Дэвид Бирн, دايفيد بيرن, 데이비드 번, デヴィッド・バーン, 大衛·伯恩, Бирн Д.

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Known works

  • How Music Works
  • New York Noise: Art and Music from the New York Underground 1978-88
  • Understanding the Urban
  • Envisioning emotional epistemological information
  • What the songs look like