Daniel

If it wasn't too robotic sounding, it may have been more enjoyable. It's mainly the story's fault though.

Reminded me of how I filled pages in school.

Every hour or so (and I had it on 2x speed) there would be an almost interesting point that would make you think.

Without a doubt the most boring book I've ever experienced.

Extremely entertaining, never got boring- showed other people this book.

Sass.

I read this a while ago, I can't remember specifically- I just know it changed my relationship.

Read with a skeptical mind. She makes a strong case for the conservatives.

Byrne writes like a Malcom Gladwell in the music world. To me, that was interesting enough to keep me hooked because I didn't realize David Byrne was so smart and normal. I would recommend this book if you are trying to "figure out" music. Not that he claims to understand music completely. He tries to keep a balanced view and show the realm of possibilities of "how music works." Sometimes he goes on long tangents, talking about his projects after Talking Heads (which was sometimes interesting).

It was a great book to have in the car on the way to and from work.

His section on music writing collaboration. For me, as someone in a band, I really took away some great communication techniques.

The narrator was OK. I felt he seemed to miss Byrne's connotation sometimes. He also doesn't know how to pronounce "timbre." I feel like Byrne definitely didn't listen to this audiobook and OK everything.

Nothing too extreme. There were parts that were very exciting, like when he related to exactly what my band is going through right now.

I would say that if you are still enchanted with The Talking Heads sound, don't read this book. I haven't listened to them since reading it, but I suspect some of the magic may be gone when I do. This is ok for me, because one day I hope to reach levels that David Byrne reached. Or if you are a music fan, and want to see behind the scenes, it will be a fun read. You may want to skip through some parts, but overall it's worth it.

It's very unfortunate that the only other review on here was from some conservative person. Yes, Byrne goes on a few little rants in favor of liberalism, but i wouldn't say that's his main objective.