Talking Heads' David Byrne apologizes for wearing blackface in 1980s concert promo
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dailymail.co.ukDavid Byrne apologized in a series of tweets on Monday over a resurfaced clip of him wearing blackface.The offensive clips were culled from a commercial in support of Stop Making Sense, a concert film documenting the band behind hits such as Burning Down the House, Psycho Killer and Once in a Lifetime.'Recently a journalist pointed out something I did in a promo video skit in 1984 for the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense,' Byrne, 68, said. 'In the piece I appear as a number of different characters interviewing myself, and some of the characters portrayed are people of color.' The latest: David Byrne, 68, apologized in a series of tweets on Monday over a resurfaced clip of him wearing blackface.
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