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David Byrne has explained precisely why money can't buy you happiness - illustrating it by Donald Trump's facial expressions.
Taking part in Vanity Fair's monthly Proust Questionaire the Talking Heads frontman explains: "Money—is there a connection between money and happiness? It takes away a world of worries and anxieties, but are rich folks all happy? Are you kidding? Donald Trump is ALWAYS scowling."
Byrne went on to elaborate on his personal feelings towards getting the most of life. "Dogs, birds, otters, seals, and dolphins have moments of pure happiness—it’s not a feeling unique to human beings. My hunch is that it’s an evolved survival mechanism that lots of species share—we have evolved to have regular sporadic moments of happiness.
"They keep us from totally sinking into contemplating our life stories, which ultimately always have a bad ending. In an evolutionary sense, some of those joyous moments might be clues to things that help us survive."
Byrne's musical Here Lies Love with Fatboy Slim is currently playing at the National Theatre.
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