David Byrne Reveals Imelda Marcos' Other Secret Obsession

When he’s not making music, blogging, turning buildings into musical instruments, and judging bike rack design competitions, former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is at work on a “disco musical” about the life of Imelda Marcos (at right), wife of the late Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos. With Fatboy Slim. In an interview that appears in this month’s issue of Interview, Glenn O’Brien gets the full scoop on the project and can’t resist the obvious question: “Do you have any songs about shoes?”