David Byrne
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David Byrne Sunday, October 11, 2026 7:30pm Pacific Time KQED Broadcast: 12/06/2026, 12/08/2026, 12/09/2026 Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Tickets Celebrating the publication of David Byrne’s new book, Sleeping Beauties: Why Good Ideas Go Dormant and How They Wake Up . Join us for an evening with one of today’s most iconic creatives, David Byrne, as he talks about his new book, Sleeping Beauties . It’s an exploration of how groundbreaking ideas in the arts and sciences oftentimes “fall asleep,” and how they are reawakened. Byrne is a musician, performer, writer, and multidisciplinary artist who has captivated audiences since 1975, when he co-founded Talking Heads. Over the course of his career, he has released 20 studio albums, scored films – most notably The Last Emperor , for which he received an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Grammy wins – and brought his singular vision to the stage, from the Broadway production American Utopia , which received a Special Tony Award and was
