Since the early 1980s David Byrne has been riding a bicycle as his principal means of transportation in New York City. A few years later he discovered folding bikes & starting taking them with him on music tour overseas & experienced a sense of liberation as he pedalled around many of the worlds principal cities. The point of view from his bike seat has given Byrne a panoramic window on urban life over the last thirty years as he has cycled round cities such as London Berlin Buenos Aires Istanbul Manila New York & San Francisco. From music & the visual arts to globalisation politics the nature of creative work fashion & art this book gives the reader an incredible insight into what Byrne is seeing & thinking as he pedals around these cities. Filled with intimate photographs incredible musical stories & a powerful ecological message this is a enchanting celebration of bike riding
- of the rewards of seeing the world at bike level.