How Music Works is David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social or technological. Utilizing his incomparable career and inspired collaborations with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and many others, Byrne taps deeply into his lifetime of knowledge to explore the panoptic elements of music, how it shapes the human experience, and reveals the impetus behind how we create, consume, distribute, and enjoy the songs, symphonies, and rhythms that provide the backbeat of life. Byrne’s magnum opus uncovers ever-new and thrilling realizations about the redemptive liberation that music brings us all.
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 384 pages
ISBN-10: 0804188939
Item Weight: 1.9 lbs
Dimensions: 6.5 x 1.2 x 8.3 inches
Customer Reviews: 3 out of 5 stars 10,001 to 50,000 ratings
Praise for How Music Works
“Brilliantly original”—The New York Times Book Review
“Fascinating” —Booklist
“Extraordinary” —The Guardian
“Dazzling”—The Onion A.V. Club
“Essential”—The San Francisco Chronicle
“Absorbing”—The Independent
DAVID BYRNE is an author, a musician, and a filmmaker known for his creative collaborations and work with the Talking Heads. He resides in New York.
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