David Byrne has issued a statement after a 1984 video of the star impersonating people of color using black and brownface resurfaced across social media.
The clip, a promotional video for the Talking Heads’ concert film Stop Making Sense, finds Byrne in a mock interview setting wearing his "Big Suit" from the film.
He interviews himself by appearing as various journalists in a split-screen. "I’d just about forgotten about this skit and I’m grateful that it has been brought to my attention," Byrne tweeted in a string of posts on Tuesday. "To watch myself in the various characters, including black and brown face, I acknowledge it was a major mistake in judgment that showed a lack of real understanding.
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