Talking Heads’ Tina Weymouth Says ‘The Band Wasn’t Started by David Alone’ in Tense Moment at Brooklyn Reunion
variety.comWilliam Earl administrator The core four members of Talking Heads — vocalist and guitarist David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz, bassist Tina Weymouth and keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison — split rather acrimoniously in 1991 and have rarely shared stages in the years since.
But in celebration of A24’s 40th anniversary reissue of their galvanizing 1984 concert film “Stop Making Sense,” the erstwile bandmates have spoken more kindly of each other and reunited for a series of interviews, and on Thursday night the four sat down for a Q&A with Questlove at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre that followed a screening of the film.
While the Q&A was primarily a lovefest between the quartet, who shared frequently told anecdotes about the film’s complex production, shooting schedule and Byrne’s big suit that were common knowledge to most superfans who attended the sold-out event.
Yet one moment while discussing the film’s narrative rattled the crowd. It occured while Weymouth, who got the biggest applause when the band members were brought to the stage, was discussing the opening section of the film.
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