an hour with the legendary musician and artist david byrne. we will talk a about his time in the talking heads, his years of bike advocacy, reasons to be cheerful, and his new hit broadway show "american utopia." >> and although utopia may never exist, may never be achievable, let's think about what it is we want and what it is we would like to chahange and whwhat -- where we would like to be. how would we like to be? that k kind of thing. and i thouought, that''s part of what - -- that is part of what the show is. it shows people an alternative way of being. amy: all that and more, coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the e war and peace report. i am a amy goodman. today wewe are joined by david byryrne, the celebratated musician, artist, writer, cycling enenthusiast, fifilmma, and nonow broadway star. his new broadway show is called "american utopia." it is receiving rave reviews.   amy: "american utopia" grew out of david byrne's recent world tour, which the british music publication nme said "may j just be the best live s

david byrne!e night with seth meyers. thanks for watching. have a great night i hope to see you tomorrow bye-bye, everybody come on. [ cheers and applause ♪ [ cheers and applause captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> announcer: from 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, it's "late night with seth meyers. tonight -- robert pattinson - former vice president al gore -- cooking with pastry chef and author, nicole rucker -- featuring the 8g band with jon theodore [ cheers and applause ♪ ladies and gentlemen, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. how is everybody doing tonight [ cheers and applause that's great in that case, let's get to the news at today's impeachment hearing, congressman devin nunes criticized the media, and called them puppets of the democratic pa

an hour with the legendary musician and artist david byrne. talk a about his time in the talking heads, his years of bike advocacy, reasons to be cheerful, and his new hit broadway show "american utopia." >> and although utopia may never exist,

an hour with the legendary musician and artist david byrne. we will talk a about his time in the talking heads, his years of bike advocacy, reasons to be cheerful, and his new hit broadway show "american utopia." >> and although utopia may never exist,

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music that reflected who they were and that particularly reflected the fascinating individual that david byrneld really make a difference in your life. ♪ this ain't no party this ain't no disco ♪ ♪ this ain't no fooling around ♪ this ain't no -- or cbgb ♪ i ain't got time for that now. >> you pick any genre you like and i will tell you that the best music made in that genre was made in the 1970s. and you'll have a hard time proving me wrong. >> what was great about a me decade is that it allowed the greatest artists of our times to do some of their greatest work because they were really exploring. that is as deep as popular art ever gets. ♪ i might not ever get home ♪ this ain't no party ♪ this ain't no disco ♪ this ain't no fooling around ♪ i love to hold you ♪ i love to kiss you but ♪ i ain't got time for that now ♪ ♪ ♪ we got computers ♪ we tap the phone lines ♪ ♪ >>> we'll be doing for tv what f.m. did for radio. >> there are some that have accused your videos of being soft porn. >> we like to call them tastefully smutty. >> a group that's never had any problems saying how they feel, u2! >

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