David Byrne Announces ‘Reasons To Be Cheerful’ Lecture Tour

David Byrne has announced a short run of free lectures to take place across Europe over the coming days.

David Byrne’s Free European Lecture Tour

David Byrne has announced a short series of free entry lectures on "encouraging things that are happening in the world" taking place across Europe this month starting later today in Copenhagen - and you can go and watch him if you want.

David Byrne’s New Website “Reasons to Be Cheerful” Reminds Us That the World Isn’t One Giant Dumpste

The artist, Talking Heads musician, avid cyclist, and all-around nice guy’s new website Reasons to Be Cheerful is a news spot and “online observatory” that won’t want to make you hurl your laptop out a window and run away screaming.

DAVID BYRNE WOULD LIKE YOU TO CHEER THE HELL UP

Byrne was onstage at the New School to encourage optimism in the face of despair. More specifically, he was giving a presentation of a new multimedia project called "Reasons to Be Cheerful" (named after the Ian Dury song), which Byrne describes as "an attempt to counter the despair that threatens us during trying times."

Reasons To Be Cheerful World Map

Introducing the Reasons To Be Cheerful map—featuring your submissions from around the world!