In an in-depth article for Wired magazine, David Byrne examines the history of music, recorded and performed, and looks ahead, offering six possibilities for what the future might hold for creators, distributors, and consumers of music in its many forms. Included with the article are a number of audio clips from his conversations on the subject with Brian Eno, label execs, and artist managers. In a separate article, Byrne and Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke chat about the interplay of business and art in music.
In an in-depth article for Wired magazine, David Byrne examines the history of music, recorded and performed, and looks ahead, offering six possibilities for what the future might hold for creators, distributors, and consumers of music in its many forms. Included with the article are a number of audio clips from his conversations on the subject with Brian Eno, label execs, and artist managers.
In a separate article, Byrne and Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke chat about the interplay of business and art in music, with David ultimately paring down the issue to its essentials: "What is music, what does music do for people? What do people get from it? What's it for? That's the thing that's being exchanged." The interview contains audio clips of the pair's exchange and video of Radiohead performing songs off their digitally released and famously unpriced new album.
Both articles can be found at wired.com. To read David's article, click here; for the Yorke interview, click here.
