Bicycle Diaries Author:David Byrne The iconic musician presents a behind-the-handlebars view of the world's cities. Since the early 1980's, David Byrne has been riding a bike as his principal means of transportation in New York City. Two decades ago he discovered folding bikes and started taking them on tour. — Byrne's choice was made out of convenience rather than pol... more »itical motivation, but the more cities he saw from his bicycle, the more he bacame hooked on this mode of transport and the sense of liberation it provided. Convinced urban biking open's one's eyes to the inner workings and rhythms of a city's geography and population, Byrnes began keeping a journal of his observations and insights.
An account of what he sees and whom he meets as he pedals through metropole's from Berlin to Buenos Aires, Istanbul to San Francisco, Manila to New York City, Bicycle Diaries also records Byrne's thoughts on world music, urban planning, fashion, architecture, cultural dislocation and much more, all conveyed with a highly personal mixture of humor, curiosity and humilty. Part travelogue, part journal, part photo album, Bicycle Diaries is an eye opening celebration of seeing the world from the seat of a bike.« less