David Byrne: “I think the phrase that was used with My Life in the Bush of Ghosts was ‘cultural imperialism.’ I thought, That’s not quite right. I remember the first time I went to Brazil, and there was one little station that played sambas, and everything else was playing American pop tunes. I thought, That’s cultural imperialism: when the multinational record companies find it easier to promote the same artists everywhere rather than nurture local talent.”