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A review by yostertag
How Music Works by David Byrne
3.0
After plugging away at this book over the course of about a year and a half, I finally know how musci works! My interest really depended on the sections of the book. My favorites: Creation in Reverse, My Life In Performance, Collaborations, Business and Finances, How to Make a Scene, and Amateurs! Byrne's writing style is not always the most engaging, making the book as a compendium from start to finish not all that exciting. But when he does hone in on a topic, there are highly enjoyable moments of both practical advice and clever observations.
Byrne acknowledges at the end of the book that he did not want to add to the massive collection of "aging rocker" bios, and this is indeed admirable. Some of the most engaging moments, however, were informed by (and sometimes about) his musical career in it's varying manifestations. Maybe some day we'll get exactly that, but for now this will have to suffice.
Byrne acknowledges at the end of the book that he did not want to add to the massive collection of "aging rocker" bios, and this is indeed admirable. Some of the most engaging moments, however, were informed by (and sometimes about) his musical career in it's varying manifestations. Maybe some day we'll get exactly that, but for now this will have to suffice.