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david byrne of the talking heads

the state i am in

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intp or infj? both are feasible to me.

enneagram 5w4. reminds me of david lynch who is an infj 5w4. but he's harder on the outside. might just be the hair.

opinions?
 

Happyman

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In his music videos he totally reminds me of my INTP brother. He's super
'I' and 'N' to me - every song is really metaphorical. His songs are very abstract, more about general ideas of what life is. I'd go with INTP.

And he penned the ultimate INTP anthem: 'Lazy'. ;)

Btw, you're very good with the whole 'typing' thing :) I realized he's probably an INTP, after I've read it here.
 

OrangeAppled

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INTP sounds right to me.
 

rhinosaur

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Why not INTJ?
It's hard to find something that's not a "performance" in some way.
Check out this interview: YouTube - Heavy Petting - Interview - David Byrne
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Well, I'm dressed up so nice
An' I'm doin' my best
An' I'm startin' over..
I'm startin' over in another place

Lemme tell you a story
Big chief with a golden crown
He's got rings on his fingers
And then he walks up, up to the throne

He's makin' shapes with his hands
An' don't choo dare sit back
Now don't choo dare sit down
And don't choo dare speak up!

And on the first day, we had everything we could stand
Ooh who could've asked for more?
And on the second day, there was nothing else left to do
Ooh what a day that was.

There are 50,000 beggars
Roaming in the streets
They have lost all their possessions
They have nothing left to eat

Down come a bolt of lightning
Start an electrical storm
Starts a chain reaction
Go pull a fire alarm

I'm dreaming of a city
It was my own invention
I put the wheels in motion
A time for big decisions

And on the first day, we had everything we could stand
Ooh and then we let it fall
And on the second day, there was nothing else at all
Ooh what a day that was.

Oh a day that was
Ooh that's the way it goes
There's a million ways- to get things done
There's a million ways- to make things work out.

Well I'm going right through
And the light came down
Well they're roundin' 'em up
from all over town

They're movin' forward and backwards
They're movin' backwards and front
And they're enjoying themselves
Moving in ev'ry direction

And if you feel like you're in a whirlpool
You feel like going home
You feel like talking to someone
Who know the difference between right and wrong

And on the first day, we had everything we could stand
Ooh and then we let it fall
And on the second day, there was nothing else left at all
Ooh what a day that was.
(We're go(in') boom boom boom That's the way we live
And in a great big room and That's the way we live.) x3
 

Zarathustra

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Silly and I both think he's an INTJ.

He's most certainly an Ni-dom.

And he moves likes a T, not an F.

[YOUTUBE="-pCZ5E5tn4I"]This video/song seals it.[/YOUTUBE]
 

Zarathustra

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This is quite interesting:

David Byrne: Carl Jung Lecture

10/14/2009

One time Talking Heads star David Byrne is set to join forces with Billy Corgan to discuss psychologist Carl Jung.

David Byrne has always stuck out from other rock stars. Overtly intellectual, early gigs by Talking Heads seemed more like a pastiche of performance art than a rock show.

Even on the band's debut album 'Talking Heads 77' the singer was still breaking barriers, writing songs such as 'Book I Read'. Now David Byrne is due to praise a huge inspiration on his life by giving a lecture on Carl Jung.

The Scottish born songwriter is set to join a host of creative types in paying tribute to the ground breaking psychologist. David Byrne will contribute to the Rubin Museum of Art's upcoming 'Red Book Dialogues' series.

Also taking part in the series is Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins. After their disastrous American tour in 2008 the band recently auditioned a new teenage drummer and are working on new material.

Before a new album is completed, however, Billy Corgan is set to pay tribute to Carl Jung. In addition to the grunge-goth icon the likes of Sarah Silverman and Charlie Kaufman are set to take part in the discussions.

Intriguingly, the Rub Museum have offers to stream audio and video podcasts of most of the discussions. Which makes it rather likely that at least part of David Byrne and Billy Corgan's contributions will be available to observe.

Billy Corgan is set to take part in the discussions on November 14th, with David Byrne contributing on November 21st.
 

SillySapienne

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I have the HOTS for David Byrne.

:yes:

:wub:

And, I would DEFINITELY say he is an INJ, i.e and Ni dom fo sho, and I would bet that he's an INTJ.

Be still my heart, he's so fucking awesome.

:heart:
 

SillySapienne

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Is the album Stop Making Sense also a DVD?

If so, has anyone seen it, and enjoyed it?

:)
 

Tigerlily

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Breathing life back into this thread. :alttongue: David is an INTP. I’ve considered ENTP, however my final conclusion is INTP. Great song about midlife crisis.

 

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Byrne and Devo taught me one can be simultaneously nerdy and cool while playing music
 
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