Take 5 with Zan Rowe – continues tonight on ABC as David Byrne joins Zan Rowe for a conversation shaped by five personally meaningful songs.
Byrne’s career makes him a rich guest for the format, with Talking Heads, solo work and restless creative reinvention all part of the conversation.
Take 5 with Zan Rowe is at its strongest when the guest’s song choices open up a wider portrait. David Byrne brings decades of restless creative work to the chair, from Talking Heads through solo projects and collaborations that have kept him difficult to pin down.
Byrne’s career gives the conversation unusual range. His work has moved through new wave, art rock, theatre, film and visual performance, so the five-song structure has plenty of creative ground to cover.
What to expect in Take 5 with Zan Rowe
The episode centres on five songs that sparked Byrne’s curiosity and opens space for stories about art, performance and discovery.
Zan Rowe’s format draws out the link between music and memory, using each track as a way into a bigger creative life.
For fans of Byrne and Talking Heads, the draw is hearing how a famously inventive artist connects songs to the ideas that keep him moving.
Byrne’s choices should be especially revealing because curiosity has been such a defining part of his public work.
When to watch Take 5 with Zan Rowe
Take 5 with Zan Rowe airs tonight, Thursday 10 September, at 8.30pm on ABC and ABC iview.
For more free-to-air coverage, visit TV Central’s ABC news and highlights. You can also catch up through ABC iview.
