Talking Heads’ David Byrne says he felt “removed” re-watching himself in ‘Stop Making Sense’
nme.comTalking Heads star David Byrne has opened up about the experience of re-watching himself in the iconic concert film, Stop Making Sense.The iconic band reunited for a Q&A back in September at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Comprising Byrne, bassist Tina Weymouth, drummer Chris Frantz and guitarist Jerry Harrison, the band made their first public appearance together in over 20 years at the event.As announced in August, the long-awaited reunion was staged in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Talking Heads’ legendary concert film, Stop Making Sense (1984).Now, in a new interview with the New York Times, Byrne opened up about his appearance in the film, saying watching himself on screen and looking back felt like he is now “removed” from the experience.He explained: “It’s almost as if I’m watching a character.
I’m a little removed. I retain elements of that person but not all of him. It’s like, ‘Oh, what is the connection between me and that being that I’m looking at?'”When asked if it was a difficult to describe how he felt watching the film, Byrne replied: “Yeah, and that applies to all of us, not just me.
Lots of other people, scientists and philosophers, think about this more than I have: Where is the difference between yourself here and here and here?
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