David Byrne: "Other Towns Should Do This"

Courtesy Austinist  Mon, 10/06/2008 - 11:20am

Elana Farley/Flickr While in town for ACL, everyone's favorite avant pop icon took some time to take a dip in Barton Springs .

"The water is chilly, but you get used to it. Other towns should do this if they can — if they cleaned up their rivers, they could create secure walled-in areas of river water or even ocean water, as they do in Australian cities." It's no surprise when out of town visitors fall in love...


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