Mind on the Road

Some of the best artists can have some of the most freaking insane pieces of art. The Talking Heads did well in this area. Their songs were rich and full of meaning, though sometimes it can take an altered state of mind to identify any meaning.

It can be strange to think of pop artists to be shy and introverted, but many of them are and they get some of their best ideas from withdrawing from the world to find that inner part of themselves where the insane genius lies.

In 1980, David Bowie was asked about his experience with meeting David Bryne, lead singer of Talking Heads. Bowie described Bryne as a polite but very shy man who looked at the floor a lot. When the interviewer pointed out that, on stage, Bryne was always staring at the ceiling, Bowie quick replied that during a stage performance, the floor is full of people so at those times Bryne looks up instead of down.

So, here is a shy, but brilliant lead singer put to work in a video in which one would need an altered state of mind to even hope to follow...