
had its world premiere out of competition at the Venice International Film Festival on September 8, followed by its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film opens in New York and Los Angeles tomorrow (9 October), and across the United States on 16 October.
"It would be too easy and probably not as much fun to overtly criticize Musk,” Byrne says of the song. “Better, I thought, to try and get inside his head a little bit, to use phrases he himself has used in interviews and statements, and let the character in the song be the one who describes himself."
"David Byrne is one of the great artists and thinkers of our time," Pemberton adds, reflecting on the collaboration. "A generational observer, commentator and storyteller - to collaborate together on a song so timely, one that reflects the world we are now living in, was incredibly exciting.”
He continues, “We find ourselves in a messy, complicated moment in history where the richest and most powerful use unrealistic promises, dreams and deflection to consolidate their wealth and control rather than to work towards a genuine better future for anyone else. I love getting the opportunity to address that through music and also getting to hang out with the artistic icon that is David in the process. We went for a walk, talked about architecture, hung out, had coffee, wrote music. David is a wonderfully inspiring ball of thoughts and energy. I hope the message and spirit of this song connects and resonates. It was a lot of fun to make.”