'American Utopia'

David and Spike, isolation and connection

David Byrne is a desert island. Worn smooth and washed ashore. Defined by isolation. As mystified as an explorer measuring the horizon.

Spike Lee, even though he’s always repping Brooklyn, is Manhattan. Overfull with life. Riveting and unafraid. As noisy as traffic.

David tells us “Everybody’s comin to my house,” but he doesn’t seem excited by the prosp…