# David Byrne on the beautiful mystery of St Vincent: “Not a bad thing”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/david-byrne-on-the-beautiful-mystery-of-st-vincent-not-a-bad-thing/
- Published: 2026-10-24T03:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T04:09:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-byrne-on-the-beautiful-mystery-of-st-vincent-not-a-bad-thing/
- Topics: Paranormal, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- Byrne and St Vincent kept their relationship mainly professional.
- They collaborated on 2012’s *Love This Giant*.
- Byrne praised Clark’s privacy and mystery.

## Summary

David Byrne says he and St Vincent remained largely professional acquaintances despite collaborating on their 2012 album *Love This Giant* and touring together for almost a year. He praised her privacy and sense of mystery, suggesting that keeping personal lives separate can help artists focus on their work.

In a 2014 interview, Byrne said he did not know Annie Clark, St Vincent’s real name, much better on a personal level after their time together. He described mystery as something a talented person can embrace without seeming distant, reflecting his own comfort with keeping some boundaries between collaborators.

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