{"id":1196,"date":"2020-02-20T16:34:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T16:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wers.org\/wecb\/milkcrate\/david-byrne-american-utopia\/"},"modified":"2020-02-20T16:34:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T16:34:43","slug":"david-byrne-american-utopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/wecb\/milkcrate\/david-byrne-american-utopia\/","title":{"rendered":"David Byrne Shows True Acceptance of Self in &#8216;American Utopia&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-below\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-none\n          individual-animation-none\n          individual-text-animation-none\n        \" data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \" style=\"max-width:2500px\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-block-wrapper\" data-animation-role=\"image\">\n<div class=\"sqs-image-shape-container-element\n              \n          \n        \n              has-aspect-ratio\n            \" style=\"position: relative;padding-bottom:56.23999786376953%;overflow: hidden\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" data-stretch=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/wecb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/06\/AmericanUtopia.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/orgs.emerson.edu\/wecb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/06\/AmericanUtopia.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"2500x1406\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"American Utopia.jpg\" data-load=\"false\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1406\" style=\"object-fit: cover;width: 100%;height: 100%;object-position: 50% 50%\" loading=\"lazy\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap\"><strong>by Owen Murray<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap\">David Byrne has always made a show of embracing his awkwardness. From his live shows with the Talking Heads, most notably the iconic movie and live album <em>Stop Making Sense, <\/em>it\u2019s clear that he is a truly unconventional rockstar. <em>Stop Making Sense <\/em>is a spectacular movie in which David Byrne handily dominates the spotlight with his guttural shouts, his tight guitar playing, and most importantly, his mechanistic dancing. But even as Byrne shines, he maintains an air of discomfort. He embraces his awkwardness, but he isn\u2019t at peace with it yet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap\">Years later, with his brilliant broadway production <em>American Utopia <\/em>(Which our own Mateo Rispoli reviewed an early showing of),<em> <\/em>Byrne seems as awkward as ever. At the same time, he seems calm. He\u2019s not on edge, as if he has come to terms with his roboticisms and met them with a full embrace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap\">To me, Byrne\u2019s tranquil demeanor was the show\u2019s most inspiring element. Not only did he calmly make some sense of the tumultuous political and social landscape outside, but he made a statement with his demeanor itself. Byrne showed that you don\u2019t need to hide your social quirks in order to make your mark, nor does your mark need to be overshadowed by your awkwardness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap\">Byrne uses <em>American Utopia<\/em> to send a message of optimism and inclusivity in the face of extreme divisiveness. He is fully aware of the hate, polarization, and toxicity in America, but is confident that the people of America will find a way to come together for the better. The message was so clear and so in-touch, it\u2019s easy to let its unconventional delivery slide right to the back of your mind.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap\">Byrne rarely made his personality the center of attention in <em>American Utopia, <\/em>but when he did, he told a clear story of progress in which he learns to live with himself proudly. The first instance was the performance of \u201cI Should Watch TV,\u201d a song that originally appeared on his 2012 album with St. Vincent, <em>Love This Giant. <\/em>Byrne introduced the song by explaining that it was about a time when he was feeling very isolated and having tremendous difficulty socializing. His solution: watch more TV. This way he could look at people and how they interacted with one another without having to interact with them himself. When he felt like he had studied enough, he would emerge from his shadowy apartment ready to interact with the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap\">Without Byrne\u2019s candid introduction, \u201cI Should Watch TV\u201d would have been one of the show\u2019s darkest moments. But by speaking so fearlessly about his phase of anti-social and delusional behavior, Bryne transforms the song into a moment of inspiration. The social discomfort that made Byrne\u2019s innate desire to isolate himself with his TV is likely still a part of him, but he realizes now that they don\u2019t need to be hidden and that they don&#8217;t mean that he needs to study how to be normal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap\">Byrne\u2019s personal success is captured triumphantly in \u201cI Dance Like This,\u201d an exceptionally weird song in which he sings \u201cI dance like this because it feels so damn good! If I could dance better, well, you know that I would!\u201d over chugging electric guitars, primal drums, and whirring electronics. As he sings, he and all his bandmates dance some of the most elementary dances imaginable; not even a shade more complicated than the chicken dance. It\u2019s awkward, it\u2019s bold, it\u2019s goofy, and it\u2019s proud.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap\"><em>American Utopia <\/em>will probably be remembered most for its message of optimism and inclusivity. But to me, Byrne\u2019s more personal subplot resonated just as strongly. Coming to terms with discomfort and social anxiety is a difficult task that requires pushing against every internal insecurity that holds you from feeling at peace. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap\">David Byrne\u2019s honest account of his journey is massively inspirational to anyone coming to terms with their anxieties. He shows his progress and provides an aspirational goal: to dance, no matter how it looks. To make a fool of yourself with the utmost self-awareness, and to do it proudly. And once when you\u2019re there it feels so damn good. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">David Byrne has always made a show of embracing his awkwardness. 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