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'''Talking Heads''' werewas<!--Proper nouns that are plural in form take a plural verb in both American English and British English. Please do not change "were" to "was".--> an American [[Rock music|rock]] band that formed in 1975 in [[New York City]].<ref name="halloffame2">[https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/talking-heads Talking Heads] ''[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]'', retrieved November 23, 2008</ref> The band was composed of [[David Byrne]] (lead vocals, guitar), [[Chris Frantz]] (drums), [[Tina Weymouth]] (bass) and [[Jerry Harrison]] (keyboards, guitar). Described as "one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the '80s," Talking Heads helped to pioneer [[newNew wave music|new wave]] music by combining elements of [[punk rock|punk]], [[art rock]], [[funk]], and [[world music]] with "an anxious, yet clean-cut image".<ref name="allmusic_bio">{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|title=Talking Heads: Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/talking-heads-mn0000131650/biography|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 27, 2014}}</ref>
 
Byrne, Frantz, and Weymouth met as freshmen at the [[Rhode Island School of Design]], where Byrne and Frantz were part of a band called the Artistics.{{r|Gans_198512|page=[https://archive.org/details/talkingheads0000gans/page/24/ 24]}} The trio moved to New York City in 1975, adopted the name Talking Heads, joined the [[Music of New York City|New York punk scene]], and recruited Harrison to round out the band. Their debut album, ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'', was released in 1977 to positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/talking-heads-77-202805/|title=Talking Heads '77|last=Demorest|first=Stephen|date=November 3, 1977|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref> They collaborated with the British producer [[Brian Eno]] on the acclaimed albums ''[[More Songs About Buildings and Food]]'' (1978), ''[[Fear of Music]]'' (1979), and ''[[Remain in Light]]'' (1980), which blended their art school sensibilities with influence from artists such as [[Parliament-Funkadelic]] and [[Fela Kuti]].<ref name="allmusic_bio" /> From the early 1980s, they included additional musicians in their recording sessions and shows, including guitarist [[Adrian Belew]], keyboardist [[Bernie Worrell]], singer [[Nona Hendryx]], and bassist [[Busta Jones]].
 
Talking Heads reached their commercial peak in 1983 with the [[Pop 100|U.S. Top 10]] hit "[[Burning Down the House]]" from the album ''[[Speaking in Tongues (Talking Heads album)|Speaking in Tongues]]''. In 1984, they released the concert film ''[[Stop Making Sense]]'', directed by [[Jonathan Demme]]. For these performances, they were joined by Worrell, the guitarist [[Alex Weir (musician)|Alex Weir]], the percussionist Steve Scales and the singers [[Lynn Mabry]] and Ednah Holt.<ref name="allmusic_bio" /> In 1985, Talking Heads released their best-selling album, ''[[Little Creatures]]''. They produced [[True Stories (Talking Heads album)|a soundtrack album]] for Byrne's film ''[[True Stories (film)|True Stories]]'' (1986), and released their final album, the [[worldbeat]]-influenced ''[[Naked (Talking Heads album)|Naked]]'' (1988), before disbanding in 1991. Without Byrne, the other band members performed under the name '''Shrunken Heads''', and released an album, ''[[No Talking, Just Head]]'', as '''the Heads''' in 1996.
 
In 2002, Talking Heads were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. Four of their albums appeared inon ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s 2003 list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] in 2003", and three of their songs ("[[Psycho Killer]]", "[[Life During Wartime (song)|Life During Wartime]]", and "[[Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)|Once in a Lifetime]]") were included among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's [[500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/ |title= The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll |website= The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date= January 12, 2008 |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317150057/http://rockhall.com/exhibits/500-songs-that-shaped-rock-and/ |archive-date= March 17, 2010}}</ref> Talking Heads were also ranked number 64 on [[VH1]]'s list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Greatest – Ep. 215 |website= [[vh1.com]] |url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_greatest/episode.jhtml?episodeID=171750 |access-date= April 29, 2015 |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910071803/http://www.vh1.com/shows/the_greatest/episode.jhtml?episodeID=171750 |archive-date= September 10, 2015}}</ref> In the 2011 update of ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|100 Greatest Artists of All Time]]", they were ranked number 100.<ref name="2011-rs-update">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/talking-heads-20110426|title=100 Greatest Artists of All Time|year=2011|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 8, 2016}}</ref>
 
==History==
 
=== 1973–1977: Early years ===
{{main|Talking Heads: 77}}
In 1973, [[Rhode Island School of Design]] students [[David Byrne]] (guitar and vocals) and [[Chris Frantz]] (drums) formed a band, the Artistics.{{r|Gans_198512|page=[https://archive.org/details/talkingheads0000gans/page/28/ 28]|quote=It was called the Artistics. We played real loud. It had more pieces than we have now.}}<ref>Gittins, Ian, ''Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime: the Stories Behind Every Song'', Hal Leonard Corporation, 2004, p. 140. {{ISBN|0-634-08033-4}}, {{ISBN|978-0-634-08033-3}}.</ref> Fellow student [[Tina Weymouth]], Frantz's girlfriend, often provided transportation. The Artistics dissolved the following year, and the three moved to New York City, eventually sharing a communal loft.<ref>Simon Reynolds. ''Rip It up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984''. Penguin Books (2005) p. 159.</ref> After they were unable to find a bassist, Weymouth took up the role. Frantz encouraged Weymouth to learn to play bass by listening to [[Suzi Quatro]] albums.<ref name="Bass Player">[https://web.archive.org/web/20081206031839/http://www.bassplayer.com/article/tina-weymouth/mar-97/5958 Tina Talks Heads, Tom Toms, and How to Succeed at Bass Without Really Trying] Gregory Isola, ''[[Bass Player (magazine)|Bass Player]]'', retrieved December 6, 2008.</ref> Byrne asked Weymouth to audition three times before she joined the band.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/how-we-met-chris-frantz-tina-weymouth-8533427.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/how-we-met-chris-frantz-tina-weymouth-8533427.html |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=How We Met: Chris Frantz & Tina Weymouth|last=Jacques|first=Adam|date=March 17, 2013|work=The Independent|access-date=December 3, 2020|language=en}}</ref>
 
[[File:Harrison and Byrne-Talking Heads.jpg|left|thumb|Jerry Harrison & David Byrne on guitars Minneapolis in 1977]]
The band played their first gig as Talking Heads, opening for the [[Ramones]] at the [[CBGB]] club on June 5, 1975.<ref name="halloffame2"/> According to Weymouth, the name Talking Heads came from an issue of ''[[TV Guide]]'', which "explained the term used by TV studios to describe a head-and-shoulder shot of a person talking as 'all content, no action'. It fit."<ref>Weymouth, Tina (1992). In ''Sand in the Vaseline''. CD liner notes, p. 12. New York: Sire Records Company</ref> Later that year, the band recorded a series of demos for [[CBS Records International|CBS]], but did not receive a record contract. However, they drew a following and signed to [[Sire Records]] in November 1976. They released their first single in February the following year, "[[Love → Building on Fire]]". In March 1977, they added [[Jerry Harrison]], formerly of [[Jonathan Richman]]'s band the [[The Modern Lovers|Modern Lovers]], on keyboards, guitar, and backing vocals.<ref name="rs_flashback">{{cite magazine|last=Greene|first=Andy|title=Flashback: Talking Heads Perform 'Psycho Killer' at CBGB in 1975|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/flashback-talking-heads-perform-psycho-killer-at-cbgb-in-1975-20130711|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 11, 2013|access-date=April 23, 2014}}</ref> [[Gary Kurfirst]] started managing the Talking Heads in 1977.<ref>{{citation |title=Ramones, Jane's Addiction, Talking Heads manager passes away
|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/talking-heads-5-1320331|work=[[NME Networks]]|date=January 14, 2009 |access-date=January 14, 2009}}</ref>
 
The first Talking Heads album, ''[[Talking Heads: 77]]'', received acclaim and produced their first charting single, "[[Psycho Killer]]".<ref name="allmusic_77">{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|title=Talking Heads 77|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/talking-heads-77-mw0000650867|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 23, 2014}}</ref> Many connected the song to the [[serial killer]] known as the [[Son of Sam]], who had been terrorizing New York City months earlier; however, Byrne said he had written the song years prior.<ref name="Gittins2004">{{cite book|author=Ian Gittins|title=Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime: The Stories Behind Every Song|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvhoZyTzspYC&pg=PA30|year=2004|publisher=Hal Leonard|isbn=978-0-634-08033-3|page=30}}</ref> Weymouth and Frantz married in 1977.<ref name="rs_tomtom">{{cite magazine|last=Clarke|first=John|title=Rockers Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth Talk Marriage|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/q-a-talking-heads-and-tom-tom-clubs-chris-frantz-and-tina-weymouth-on-their-rock-roll-marriage-20130704|access-date=May 1, 2014|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>
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===1978–1980: Collaborations with Brian Eno===
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''[[More Songs About Buildings and Food]]'' (1978) was Talking Heads' first collaboration with the producer [[Brian Eno]], who had previously worked with [[Roxy Music]], [[David Bowie]], [[John Cale]] and [[Robert Fripp]];<ref name=eno_credits>{{cite web|title=Brian Eno {{!}} Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/brian-eno-mn0000617196/credits|work=Allmusic|access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> the title of Eno's 1977 song "King's Lead Hat" is an [[anagram]] of the band's name. Eno's unusual style meshed with the group's artistic sensibilities, and they began to explore an increasingly diverse range of musical directions, from [[psychedelic funk]] to [[African music]], influenced prominently by [[Fela Kuti]] and [[Parliament-Funkadelic]].<ref name="Ricchini">{{cite news |first= William |last= Ricchini |title= Napolitano Brings Out Best Of Heads |newspaper= [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |url=http://articles.philly.com/1996-11-12/entertainment/25650345_1_heads-keyboardist-jerry-harrison-performance |date= November 12, 1996 |access-date= April 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230030048/http://articles.philly.com/1996-11-12/entertainment/25650345_1_heads-keyboardist-jerry-harrison-performance |archive-date=December 30, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Pilchak">{{cite book|first= Angela M. |last= Pilchak |title= Contemporary Musicians |volume= 49 |year= 2005 |publisher= [[Gale (publisher)|Gale]] |isbn= 978-0-7876-8062-6 |page= 77}}</ref><ref name="Simon Reynolds 2005 p. 163">Simon Reynolds. ''Rip It up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984''. Penguin Books (2005) p. 163.</ref> This recording also established the band's relationship with [[Compass Point Studios]] in [[Nassau, Bahamas]]. ''More Songs About Buildings and Food'' included a cover of [[Al Green]]'s "[[Take Me to the River]]". This took Talking Heads into the public consciousness and gave them their first ''Billboard'' Top 30 hit.<ref name="Simon Reynolds 2005 p. 163"/>
 
[[File:Talkin'HeadsELMO.jpg|thumb|Talking Heads perform. Pictured: Harrison (left) and Byrne.]]
[[File:Talking Heads band1.jpg|thumb|Harrison (left), Frantz (middle) and Byrne (right) performing with Talking Heads in 1978]]
The collaboration continued with ''[[Fear of Music]]'' (1979), with the darker stylings of post-punk rock, mixed with white [[funkadelia]] and subliminal references to the geopolitical instability of the late 1970s.<ref name="Simon Reynolds 2005 p. 163"/> Music journalist [[Simon Reynolds]] cited ''Fear of Music'' as representing the Eno-Talking Heads collaboration "at its most mutually fruitful and equitable".<ref>Simon Reynolds. ''Rip It up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984''. Penguin Books (2005) pp. 163–164.</ref> The single "[[Life During Wartime (song)|Life During Wartime]]" produced the catchphrase "This ain't no party, this ain't no disco".<ref>{{cite web|last=Janovitz|first=Bill|title=Life During Wartime – Song Review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/life-during-wartime-mt0031644471|work=Allmusic|access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> The song refers to the [[Mudd Club]] and [[CBGB]], two popular New York nightclubs of the time.<ref name=latimes_20years>{{cite web|last=Robbins|first=Ira|title=20 Years Later, CBGB Ain't No Disco: Clubs: A look back as the Bowery bar concludes a monthlong celebration of its commitment to underground rock's trends|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-31/entertainment/-ca-7219_1_rock7219-club/2story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 31, 1993 |access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref>
 
''[[Remain in Light]]'' (1980) was heavily influenced by the [[afrobeat]] of the Nigerian bandleader [[Fela Kuti]], whose music Eno had introduced to the band. It explored West African [[polyrhythm]]s, weaving these together with Arabic music from North Africa, disco funk, and "found" voices.<ref>Simon Reynolds. ''Rip It up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984''. Penguin Books (2005) p. 165.</ref> These combinations foreshadowed Byrne's later interest in [[world music]].<ref name=allmusic_byrne_bio>{{cite web|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|title=David Byrne {{!}} Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-byrne-mn0000197364/biography|work=Allmusic|access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> In order to perform these more complex arrangements, the band toured with an expanded group, including [[Adrian Belew]] and [[Bernie Worrell]], among others, first at the [[Heatwave (festival)|Heatwave]] festival in August,<ref name=michigan_daily_heatwave>{{cite news|last=Robins|first=Jim|title=Expanded Talking Heads Climax Canadian New Wave Festival|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2706&dat=19800906&id=UhNKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bx4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1428,170371|newspaper=[[The Michigan Daily]]|date=September 6, 1980}}</ref> and later in their concert film ''[[Stop Making Sense]]''.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
 
During this period, Weymouth and Frantz formed a commercially successful splinter group, [[Tom Tom Club]], influenced by the foundational elements of [[hip hop]],<ref name=latimes_tomtomclub>{{cite news|last=Boehm|first=Mike|title=x-Heads Say They Got Byrned: Split Still Miffs Frantz, Weymouth, Even Though Tom Tom Club Keeps Them Busy|url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-09-10/entertainment/-ca-490_1_tom490-tom-clubstory.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 10, 1992}}</ref> and Harrison released his first solo album, ''[[The Red and the Black (album)|The Red and the Black]]''.<ref name=nytimes_poplife>{{cite news|last=Palmer|first=Robert|title=The Pop Life|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/18/arts/the-pop-life-097396.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 18, 1981}}</ref> Byrne and Eno released ''[[My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (album)|My Life in the Bush of Ghosts]]'', which incorporated world music, found sounds and a number of other prominent international and post-punk musicians.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bush|first=John|title=My Life in the Bush of Ghosts|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/my-life-in-the-bush-of-ghosts-mw0000651183|work=Allmusic|access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref>
 
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===1981–1991: Commercial peak and breakup===
{{main|Speaking in Tongues (Talking Heads album)|Little Creatures|True Stories (Talking Heads album)|Naked (Talking Heads album)}}
After releasing four albums in barely four years, the group went on a recording hiatus, and nearly three years passed before their next release, although Frantz and Weymouth continued to record with the Tom Tom Club. In the meantime, Talking Heads released a live album ''[[The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads]]'', toured the United States and Europe as an eight-piece group, and parted ways with Eno,<ref>Simon Reynolds. ''Rip It up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984''. Penguin Books (2005) pp. 169–170.</ref> who went on to produce albums with [[U2]].<ref name=eno_credits />
 
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===1992–present: Post-breakup and reunions===
Weymouth, Frantz, and Harrison toured without Byrne as Shrunken Heads in the early 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wilonsky|first=Robert|date=October 21, 1999|title=Heads up|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/heads-up-6397139|access-date=August 1, 2020|website=Dallas Observer}}</ref> In 1996, they released an album, ''[[No Talking, Just Head]]'', under the name the Heads. The album featured a number of vocalists, including [[Gavin Friday]] of [[Thethe Virgin Prunes]], [[Debbie Harry]] of [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[Johnette Napolitano]] of [[Concrete Blonde]], [[Andy Partridge]] of [[XTC]], [[Gordon Gano]] of [[Violent Femmes]], [[Michael Hutchence]] of [[INXS]], [[Ed Kowalczyk]] of [[Live (band)|Live]], [[Shaun Ryder]] of [[Happy Mondays]], [[Richard Hell]], and [[Maria McKee]].<ref name=allmusic_notalking>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|title=No Talking Just Head – The Heads|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/no-talking-just-head-mw0000079013|work=Allmusic|access-date=May 1, 2014}}</ref> It was accompanied by a tour with Napolitano as the vocalist. Byrne took legal action to prevent the band using the name The Heads, which he saw as "a pretty obvious attempt to cash in on the Talking Heads name".<ref name="rs-byrne-ing">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.davidbyrne.com/music/cds/feelings/feelings_press/feelings_RollingStone_interview.php |title=Byrne-ing Down the House|author=Levine, Robert |date=June 26, 1997|magazine=Rolling Stone |via=DavidByrne.com |access-date=October 31, 2009}}</ref> The band briefly reunited in 1999 to promote the 15th anniversary re-release of ''Stop Making Sense'', but did not perform together.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sragow |first1=Michael |title=Talking Heads talk again |url=https://www.salon.com/1999/04/27/heads/ |website=Salon |date=April 27, 1999 |access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
 
Harrison produced records including the [[Violent Femmes]]' ''[[The Blind Leading the Naked]]'', the [[Fine Young Cannibals]]' ''[[The Raw and the Cooked (album)|The Raw and the Cooked]]'', [[General Public]]'s ''[[Rub It Better]]'', [[Crash Test Dummies]]' ''[[God Shuffled His Feet]]'', [[Live (band)|Live]]'s ''[[Mental Jewelry]]'', ''[[Throwing Copper]]'' and ''[[The Distance to Here]]'', and [[No Doubt]]'s song "New" from ''[[Return of Saturn]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jerry Harrison {{!}} Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jerry-harrison-mn0000330961/credits|work=Allmusic|access-date=May 1, 2014}}</ref> Frantz and Weymouth have produced several artists, including [[Happy Mondays]] and [[Ziggy Marley]]. The Tom Tom Club continue to record and tour intermittently.<ref name="allmusic_tomtom_bio">{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|title=Tom Tom Club – Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-tom-club-mn0000611929/biography|access-date=May 4, 2014|work=Allmusic}}</ref>[[File:Talking Heads SXSW by Ron Baker.jpg|alt=|thumb|left|Weymouth, Frantz, and Harrison at [[SXSW]] in 2010]]
Talking Heads reunited to play "Life During Wartime", "Psycho Killer", and "Burning Down the House" on March 18, 2002, at the ceremony of their induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], joined on stage by the former touring members [[Bernie Worrell]] and Steve Scales.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Greene|first=Andy|title=Flashback: Talking Heads Reunite for One Night Only |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/flashback-the-talking-heads-reunite-for-one-night-only-20121023|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 23, 2012|access-date=May 4, 2014}}</ref> Byrne said further work together was unlikely, due to "bad blood" and being musically "miles apart".<ref name="age">{{cite news |last=Blackman |first=Guy |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Byrning-down-the-house/2005/02/04/1107476787488.html |title=Byrning down the house |work=The Age |location=Australia|date=February 6, 2005|access-date=October 3, 2009}}</ref> Weymouth has been critical of Byrne, describing him as "a man incapable of returning friendship"<ref name="age" /> and saying that he did not "love" her, Frantz and Harrison.<ref name="Bass Player" /> In 2020, Frantz published a memoir about his relationship with Weymouth, ''Remain in Love'', which covered the band's conflicts.<ref name=rollingstone-aug16-2023>{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=August 16, 2023 |title=Talking Heads to Appear Together for First Time in 21 Years |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/talking-heads-appear-together-first-time-21-years-1234807644/ |access-date=August 17, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
In September 2023, ''Stop Making Sense'' was rereleased in [[IMAX]] with remastered sound and picture to coincide with the film's 40th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stop Making Sense |url=https://www.imax.com/movies/stop-making-sense |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=www.imax.com |date=August 16, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> The band members reunited that month for a Q&A at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]], following limited showings of the film in theaters,<ref name=rollingstone-aug16-2023/><ref>{{cite web |last=Inskeep |first=Steve and Reena Advani, Phil Harrell, Daoud Tyler-Ameen |date=September 22, 2023 |title=The everyday can be just fine |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/09/22/1200623785/talking-heads-stop-making-sense-interview |access-date=September 22, 2023 |website=Morning Edition |publisher=NPR |quote=the new release's remastered sound and picture, projected in... IMAX}}</ref> and gave subsequent interviews together to promote the rerelease.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Talking Heads on the return of 'Stop Making Sense' |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/talking-heads-on-the-return-of-stop-making-sense/ |date=September 24, 2023|access-date=2023-10-05 |publisher=CBS News|website=CBS Sunday Morning|language=en}}</ref> With regard to the possibility of a reunion tour, Harrison told the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'': "Right now, we're concentrating on ''Stop Making Sense'' and how much fun we're having revisiting the film. We're living in the moment, so that's all we're thinking about."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tannenbaum|first1=Rob|title=A once-in-a-lifetime reunion: Talking Heads on 'Stop Making Sense,' the Big Suit and their future|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-09-20/talking-heads-stop-making-sense-rerelease |access-date=24 September 2023|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=20 September 2023}}</ref> In January 2024, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' reported that Talking Heads had turned down an $80 million offer for a reunion tour, which would have included a performance at [[Coachella (festival)|Coachella]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Brooks |first1=Dave |title=Coachella Wanted a Talking Heads Reunion, Too |url=https://www.billboard.com/business/touring/coachella-wanted-talking-heads-reunion-1235593270/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref>
 
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===Timeline===
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bar:Weymouth text:Tina Weymouth
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bar:Frantz text:Chris Frantz
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==See also==
* [[List of dance-rock artists]]
* [[List of funk rock and funk metal bands]]
* [[List of new wave artists and bands]]
* [[List of post-punk bands]]
 
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{{Reflist|30em|refs=
 
<ref name="Gans_198512">{{cite book | last1 = Gans | first1 = David | author-link1 = David Gans (musician) | date = December 1985 | chapter = Chapter One: Providence | chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/talkingheads0000gans/page/23/ | chapter-url-access = registration | title = Talking Heads: The Band & Their Music |url=https://archive.org/details/talkingheads0000gans | url-access = registration | language = en-us | edition = First | publisher = [[Avon (publisher)|Avon Books]] | isbn = 978-0380899548 | lccn = 85047829 | oclc = 12938771 | ol = OL2552512M | access-date = January 4, 2023 | quote = When it came time to select a college and a course of study, Byrne eventually chose the Rhode Island School of Design. | quote-page = 24 | via = [[Internet Archive]] | df = dmy-all }}</ref>▼
<ref name="Ricchini">{{cite news |first= William |last= Ricchini |title= Napolitano Brings Out Best Of Heads |newspaper= [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |url=http://articles.philly.com/1996-11-12/entertainment/25650345_1_heads-keyboardist-jerry-harrison-performance |date= November 12, 1996 |access-date= April 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230030048/http://articles.philly.com/1996-11-12/entertainment/25650345_1_heads-keyboardist-jerry-harrison-performance |archive-date=December 30, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
▲<ref name="Gans_198512">{{cite book | last1 = Gans | first1 = David | author-link1 = David Gans (musician) | date = December 1985 | chapter = Chapter One: Providence | chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/talkingheads0000gans/page/23/ | chapter-url-access = registration | title = Talking Heads: The Band & Their Music |url=https://archive.org/details/talkingheads0000gans | url-access = registration | language = en-us | edition = First | publisher = [[Avon (publisher)|Avon Books]] | isbn = 978-0380899548 | lccn = 85047829 | oclc = 12938771 | ol = OL2552512M | access-date = January 4, 2023 | quote = When it came time to select a college and a course of study, Byrne eventually chose the Rhode Island School of Design. | quote-page = 24 | via = [[Internet Archive]] | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
 
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==Further reading==
{{Refbegin|30em}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Bowman |first1=David |author-link1=David Bowman (writer) |date=April 3, 2001 |title=This Must Be the Place: The Adventures of Talking Heads in the Twentieth Century |url=https://archive.org/details/thismustbeplace00davi |url-access=registration |language=en-US |edition=First |location=New York |publisher=[[HarperCollins|HarperEntertainment]] |isbn=978-0380978465 |lccn=00046082 |oclc=44914246 |ol=7435999M |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=the [[Internet Archive]] |df=dmy-all }}
* {{Cite book |last1=Byrne |first1=David |author-link1=David Byrne |date=September 12, 2012 |title=How Music Works |url=https://archive.org/details/howmusicworks0000byrn_c8i0 |url-access=registration |language=en-US |location=San Francisco |publisher=McSweeney's |isbn=978-1936365531 |lccn=2017561795 |oclc=746834427 |ol=26882017M |access-date=January 3, 2023 |via=the [[Internet Archive]] |df=dmy-all }}
* {{Cite book |last1=Frantz |first1=Chris |author-link1=Chris Frantz |date=July 21, 2020 |title=Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina |edition=Illustrated |location=New York |publisher=St. Martin's Publishing |language=en-us |isbn=978-1250209221 |lccn=2020002700 |oclc=1137735530 |ol=OL28244911M |df=dmy-all }}
* {{Cite book |last=Reese |first=Krista |date=1982 |title=The Name of This Book Is Talking Heads |location=London |publisher=Proteus Books |isbn=0-86276-057-7}}
* {{Cite book |last=Steenstra |first=Sytze |date=2010 |title=Song and Circumstance: The Work of David Byrne from Talking Heads to the Present |location=New York and London |publisher=Continuum Books |isbn=978-08264-4168-3}}
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