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03 Apr 2008, 7:22 pm

I am so excited. :) I've always been a huge fan of the Talking Heads, and today, while Wikipedia-ing David Byrne (the lead singer until 1991), I found out that he claims that he's "borderline Asperger's". :)

I think that's cool. I've always wondered if he was Aspie...his stuff is really interesting! :)


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03 Apr 2008, 8:32 pm

Yeah, that doesn't surprise me at all. Speaking of people who played at CBGB's in the 70's, I've also wondered if Patti Smith might be an aspie.



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03 Apr 2008, 11:29 pm

heh heh
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04 Apr 2008, 9:16 pm

Kim, I'd say she very well might be.

I also have heard that James Taylor (another one of my favorites) might be Aspie. :) Sometimes the lyrics that he writes speak to my soul in a way that I believe he might have been through what I'm going through.


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04 Apr 2008, 9:33 pm

No wonder I gravitated to his music.

I suspect Peter Gabriel is, too. Seems a lot of highly talented people out there have some very interesting neurological backgrounds.



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04 Apr 2008, 10:13 pm

Yeah, I don't make a point of trying to guess which famous people might be aspies, but as I obsessively read about certain kinds of music, I can't help but wonder about a few individuals, especially the ones who were considered odd within their own music scenes.



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04 Apr 2008, 11:15 pm

Awesome, but whats "borderline" aspergers?



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05 Apr 2008, 12:57 am

david byrne's my hero.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwCEajWOjKE[/youtube]


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