ON September 11 last year, at the Toronto International Film Festival, all four members of Talking Heads were photographed together for the first time in more than 20 years. It was only for aQ&A session, but this seemingly routine get-together was greeted with widespread jubilation because it seemed to iron out anagging wrinkle in the fabric of the music universe. Namely, how could a band who brought the world so much joy hold so much animosity towards each other?
“Which is why us getting together around Stop Making Sense was so great for our fans,” says Chris Frantz. “Because they can say, ‘At least these people are willing to be in the same room again.’”
“They didn’t realise that we didn’t hate each other,” adds Tina Weymouth. “We just were annoyed!”