David Byrne is a genius but after he did his salsa album the leader said it was a pathetic joke they just did it for the session money and that all the musicians derided Byrne as a fn fag.
Byrne was indeed a genius - peaked with "My life in the bush of Ghosts" - but when New Wave petered out he was high and dry. To colorize his total whitey guy image he pushed all that World Music stuff. So edgy.
It wasn't what many wanted to hear.
Sometimes real bright guys get a bit presumptuous. Like Jaco Pastorius - brilliant but he became a total tool.
I’ll never forget the first time I heard Once In A Lifetime. It wasn’t new, but it was back in the day. I was sitting in traffic in a March snow shower ... Once in a lifetime!