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== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
On May 14, 1952, David Byrne was born to parents [[Emma Byrne|Emma]] and [[Tom Byrne]] in [[Dumbarton]], Scotland. The family moved to [[Hamilton, Ontario]] when he was 2 years old, and while there his sister [[Celia Byrne|Celia]] was born. Around the age of 9, his family moved to [[Arbutus|Arbutus]], near [[Baltimore]], Maryland in the US.
On May 14, 1952, David Byrne was born , in [[Dumbarton]], Scotland to parents [[Emma Byrne]], who came from a Presbyterian home, and [[Tom Byrne]],  who's family was Catholic. David's parents would leave Scotland for a number of reasons. In a 2018 interview, David discussed their reasoning including his father looking for a new job and the stigma they faced in Scotland because of their mixed religious household. “''Looking back I sense that they wanted economic betterment and I think they probably wanted to be free of all the mixed marriage religious stuff. It was quite oppressive.''”<ref>Byrne, David. ''David Byrne’s Desert Island Discs''. 18 Mar. 2018, www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09vz6r1. Accessed 30 July 2024.</ref>
 
The family moved to [[Hamilton, Ontario]] when he was 2 years old, and while there his sister [[Celia Byrne|Celia]] was born. Around the age of 9, his family moved to [[Arbutus]], near [[Baltimore]], Maryland in the US.


Following the move to Maryland, Byrne still had had his thick Scottish accent, which lead to feelings of being an outsider.<ref name=":0">Cooper, Anderson. “David Byrne on Talking Heads and Following His Own Beat.” ''Www.cbsnews.com'', 5 Mar. 2023, www.cbsnews.com/news/david-byrne-60-minutes-2023-03-05/.</ref>
Following the move to Maryland, Byrne still had had his thick Scottish accent, which lead to feelings of being an outsider.<ref name=":0">Cooper, Anderson. “David Byrne on Talking Heads and Following His Own Beat.” ''Www.cbsnews.com'', 5 Mar. 2023, www.cbsnews.com/news/david-byrne-60-minutes-2023-03-05/.</ref>
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