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It’s all Musk’s words: David Byrne turns billionaire’s statements into a song

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

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  • David Byrne wrote “Let Me Sell You a Dream” for Alex Gibney’s documentary about Elon Musk, using Musk’s statements as the entire lyric.
  • Byrne said he selected Musk’s unusual remarks from material available online without editing or commentary.
  • Musk has criticized the film as an attack, while Gibney praised Byrne’s sarcastic contribution.

David Byrne has written a song for a new documentary about Elon Musk, and every lyric reportedly comes from the billionaire’s own words.

The Talking Heads frontman co-wrote “Let Me Sell You a Dream” with composer Daniel Pemberton for Alex Gibney’s feature-length film. The documentary, described as an unvarnished examination of Musk’s life and work, is scheduled to reach cinemas on 16 October.

I looked for good quotes from that Martian and found plenty of them online. I’m sure he enjoys saying those crazy statements, and they became the lyrics of the song. They’re all his words. Without any editing or commentary. Straight from his mouth to mine.

· David ByrneByrne explained how he created the song’s lyrics from Elon Musk’s public statements.

Musk has already criticized the film, calling it an “attack” on him. Byrne said he searched online for Musk’s most striking remarks and used them without editing or commentary.

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· Elon MuskMusk used the word to criticize Gibney’s documentary about him.

“I looked for good quotes from that Martian and found plenty of them online. I’m sure he enjoys saying those crazy statements, and they became the lyrics of the song. They’re all his words. Without any editing or commentary. Straight from his mouth to mine,” Byrne said.

Gibney said he was delighted when Byrne agreed to contribute. The director said he hoped Byrne would find a musical way to engage with what the documentary wanted to say, and described the resulting song as a sarcastic piece of poetry built from Musk’s statements.

Let Me Sell You a Dream is a fantastic song.

· Alex GibneyThe director praised Byrne’s song and its role in the documentary.
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