{"id":386357,"date":"2026-10-09T19:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/david-byrne-on-writing-psycho-killer\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T19:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T18:00:06","slug":"david-byrne-on-writing-psycho-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/david-byrne-on-writing-psycho-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"David Byrne on writing Psycho Killer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rJCJChK8-yc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"David Byrne on writing Psycho Killer\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rJCJChK8-yc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>\u2018You have to continue to innovate and try new things, or you&#8217;ll just be seen as a relic.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>David Byrne on staying creative, and the story behind one of Talking Heads\u2019 most enduring songs, \u2018Psycho Killer\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of \u2018Ways to Change the World\u2019, Byrne talks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about creativity, innovation, music and the ideas that endure.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018You have to continue to innovate and try new things, or you&#8217;ll just be seen as a relic.\u2019 David Byrne on staying creative, and the story behind one of Talking Heads\u2019 most enduring songs, \u2018Psycho Killer\u2019. 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