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David Byrne on Voter Suppression, Self-Improvement, and Why the Talking Heads Still Won\u2019t ReuniteAs “American Utopia” makes the festival rounds, Byrne explains the way he woke up to political activism and how he’s staying busy in the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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David Byrne on Voter Suppression, Self-Improvement, and Why the Talking Heads Still Won\u2019t ReuniteAs “American Utopia” makes the festival rounds, Byrne explains the way he woke up to political activism and how he’s staying busy in the pandemic. https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiewire.com%2F2020%2F10%2Fdavid-byrne-voter-suppression-talking-heads-reunion-1234589830%2F&h=AT0AltYcUonhAe4rD8jjr6_3wpmlld_QVi9pca9sP_utpsIk30bbsYGNO0plyXQV88wsvAwcUrNdElOQDZGoEctVLdtdtrn_1TqPwqsMIe6ZvAIN3MfV1Ef5Dty7gA&s=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[582,565,601,587,591,456],"tags":[96,602,603,523,33],"class_list":["post-17997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","hentry","category-blog-2","category-jamiegray","category-jamiegrayofficial","category-moregray","category-sharedlink","category-jamie-gray","tag-jamiegray","tag-jamiegrayofficial","tag-sharedlink","tag-blog","tag-jamie-gray","post_format-post-format-image"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18008,"url":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2020\/10\/john-lennon-80-quotes-for-80-years\/","url_meta":{"origin":17997,"position":0},"title":"John Lennon: 80 Quotes for 80 Years","date":"October 9, 2020","format":"image","excerpt":"John Lennon - 80 Quotes for 80 Years https:\/\/bit.ly\/2GFExMc https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fultimateclassicrock.com%2Fjohn-lennon-quotes%2F&h=AT0aRRQKI9IqKs7RZn0t9vmhuIOZICTO62Pc7oC3DN8nAFafD2-30KgeOyFQCQ07Cmke3dQYUPpmSwBk6B04wfgcqp4UBvmbLg_tFUL587kZ9B3T7ZUwcGe2RjcMEg&s=1","rel":"","context":"In "#blog"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":17914,"url":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2020\/08\/how-mickey-hart-commemorates-jerry-garcias-death\/","url_meta":{"origin":17997,"position":1},"title":"How Mickey Hart Commemorates Jerry Garcia’s Death","date":"August 10, 2020","format":"image","excerpt":"How Mickey Hart Commemorates Jerry Garcia's Death https:\/\/bit.ly\/33IqUF7 https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fultimateclassicrock.com%2Fmickey-hart-jerry-garcia-death%2F&h=AT1wWGltGK7zHFIaxFmji_ATV7rwyopWRtoTjH4-zOMjPec5gqFUk9ncuCVWDwABCEzpB4l530BfhCbojDrKm9k2Nn4ZyghOgMbOABwxcRExKVItuw57oIne6Hxhtw&s=1","rel":"","context":"In "#blog"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16361,"url":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2018\/06\/dead-heads-to-gather-in-movie-theaters-nationwide-august-1-for-8th-annual-grateful-dead-meet-up\/","url_meta":{"origin":17997,"position":2},"title":"Dead Heads to Gather in Movie Theaters Nationwide August 1 for 8th Annual Grateful Dead Meet-Up","date":"June 5, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"#JerryWeek Dead Heads to Gather in Movie Theaters Nationwide August 1 for 8th Annual #GratefulDead Meet-Up https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/pressreleases\/18\/06\/r11831788\/dead-heads-to-gather-in-movie-theaters-nationwide-august-1-for-8th-ann","rel":"","context":"In "#blog"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":18001,"url":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2020\/10\/led-zeppelin-win-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-battle-as-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-case\/","url_meta":{"origin":17997,"position":3},"title":"Led Zeppelin Win \u201cStairway To Heaven\u201d Copyright Battle As Supreme Court Declines To Hear Case","date":"October 5, 2020","format":"image","excerpt":"The copyright case against Led Zeppelin's \"Stairway To Heaven\" has officially been put to rest after the Supreme Court declined to hear the case, upholding the decision made back in March. https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stereogum.com%2F2101180%2Fled-zeppelin-win-stairway-to-heaven-copyright-battle-as-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-case%2Fnews%2F&h=AT2etz8Y5VWFGsWiFpX0kZaJGon1QvpsOrHL6GZXZ3gsErEmyhS1JRw_j7kK4GotLAQYD2QG5e4VDUs8x3N8RSR9ES5uIjdSwfzpK4IPlJE4gXMNyzstUv1VMUzhmA&s=1","rel":"","context":"In "#blog"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":17976,"url":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2020\/09\/30-years-ago-bruce-hornsby-plays-his-first-grateful-dead-show\/","url_meta":{"origin":17997,"position":4},"title":"30 Years Ago: Bruce Hornsby Plays His First Grateful Dead Show","date":"September 15, 2020","format":"image","excerpt":"Seems like yesterday. 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