The BBC decided to helmet shame David Byrne when he rode to the Met Gala
The Talking Heads guitarist stunned the crowd when he arrived by bike
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The BBC turned a very cool moment into something silly when it helmet shamed David Byrne. On Monday, the musician and filmmaker arrived by bike at the fanciest event in the world, the Met Gala. He was sans lid.
Of course, riding around town is nothing new to the musical legend.
“I ride my bike almost every day here in New York,” he said to NPR. “It’s getting safer to do so, but I do have to be fairly alert when riding on the streets as opposed to riding on the Hudson River bike path or similar protected lanes.”
On Tuesday, BBC listed the 17 most eye-catching looks at the event. This year, the theme was Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion mogul who died in 2019. Various stars took different approaches to the look. Since Lagerfeld was the creative director at Chanel for 36 years, many guests decided to wear outfits from the fashion house. Others decided to pay tribute to his famous cat, Choupette.
But instead of a “Holy smokes, Ole Byrnesey showed up on a damn bike to the swankiest party on earth,” the Beeb decided to sass him for not wearing a lid.
Only the British media could take something as joyous as a famous musician turning up to a gala on a beautiful bicycle and drain any positivity from it. pic.twitter.com/Dj249mz8jw
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