Watch Talking Heads reunite for the first time in 20 years

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Talking Heads reunited for a Q&A at the Toronto International Film Festival last night (September 11) – check out the footage below.The band – comprising frontman David Byrne, bassist Tina Weymouth, drummer Chris Frantz and guitarist Jerry Harrison – made their first public appearance together in over 20 years at the event.As announced last month, the long-awaited reunion was staged in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Talking Heads’ legendary concert film, Stop Making Sense (1984).The band members were joined by moderator Spike Lee (who produced and directed Byrne’s American Uptopia) for a brief Q&A following the debut screening of A24’s 4K restoration of the movie.“It’s so good to be here with my bandmates tonight,” said Frantz, according to the Los Angeles Times. “It’s been a long time.” The publication reports that all four members sat in separate rows to watch the screening, but claimed no “tensions were on display”.Despite prior speculation, Talking Heads did not perform acoustically or mention their tumultuous break-up.

They instead spoke mainly about Stop Making Sense, which Lee described as “the greatest concert film ever”.Byrne explained: “When I was watching this just now, I was thinking, ‘This is why we come to the movie theatres’.

This is different than watching it on my laptop – this is really different.”Later, Harrison touched on “the lasting power of the film” and how Talking Heads were “having so much fun onstage” while recording the show. “[There is] love and fun, and the audience is brought right into it,” he said. “Every time anybody watches it, it brings back that wonderful emotion.”Byrne at one point explained his decision to don his now-iconic oversized suit for Stop Making Sense.