Well, to put some of my cards on the table - I have followed Byrne since Remain in Light was issued, and I greatly admire his music and indeed his larger person

Well, to put some of my cards on the table - I have followed Byrne since Remain in Light was issued, and I greatly admire his music and indeed his larger persona and work. I attended a small lecture he gave on his photography, many years ago, and he visited my wife's studio -- he is really quite unassuming in such a 1:1 context (she tells me). I'm not 100% sure what you're saying in your second paragraph. One does get the feeling that part of his promotion of the music of Brazil, Cuba, and elsewhere in his post-Heads career might be Byrne paying the debt forward, and attempting to bring other flavors of music to people's attention.