David Bowie

David Jones, known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor.

Connections

• David Bowie has been a long time fan of Talking Heads' music, especially in the late 1970s where he would frequently play their songs when he guested on radio shows (most often the song "Warning Sign")
• Bowie met with David Byrne in 1980 after one of his stage performances for The Elephant Man, where he gifted Byrne a book of the collected speeches of Fidel Castro.
• David Byrne inducted Bowie into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
• David Byrne was in attendance of Bowie's Madison Square Garden concert on December 15, 2003, where they met backstage.