Today, in the facts don’t do what we want them to do news: David Byrne has confirmed that, despite rumors of a potential Talking Heads reunion—spawned by the appearance of a supposedly “official” Instagram account for the long-defunct band—no such meeting of the minds will be taking place any time soon. Per Rolling Stone, Byrne was blunt in shooting the rumors down, stating of the @talkingheadsofficial Instagram account that, “I have never heard of this, I don’t know what it is or who is doing it, so clearly it can’t be a ‘official’ Talking Heads account. Whatever plans others in the band may have is strictly their own business and I wish them well.”
Drummer Chris Frantz was equally perplexed by the sudden appearance of a blank Instagram page linking to an “official” Talking Heads merch store. And you may ask yourself: Well then, who the hell put all this up? The answer comes courtesy of bassist Tina Weymouth (also not involved), who revealed that it had been cooked up by the management of the band’s keyboardist, Jerry Harrison. “We were made aware of the Instagram account a few days ago as it was brought to life by someone who works with Jerry,” Frantz and Weymouth confirmed. “We have not even talked about this internally yet. We are all currently happily working on our own projects and there are no plans for a Talking Heads reunion.”
The members of Talking Heads have been pretty adamant about not reuniting over the years, with Byrne especially speaking out against that kind of “nostalgia exercise.” Neither Harrison nor his management have commented about their intentions for the Instagram account, possibly set up to coincide with the upcoming 40th anniversary of Remain In Light. In any case, if Harrison was hoping to talk his former bandmates into getting together for the first time since their Rock Hall induction in 2002, this seems like a pretty bassackwards way to start.
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Dammit, Jerry.
Dammnit, Janet.
Oh wow, you mean the thing no one believed except clickbait journalists turned out to not be true?
You are the world’s true and only genius, Matthew
Making flippant copy
That’s a once-in-a-lifetime pun.
Trying to do their best
Born Under Deadlines
Burnin’ down the house with that pun!
Take your star. I died.
*10 year standing ovation*
This is not your parents’ Talking Heads reunion.
I’ve been a fan of their since I was 15 but never got to see them live, though my wife was at one of the shows at the Pantages prior to it being filmed for Stop Making Sense. And I can honestly say my 20 year old son would be more excited about seeing them reunite than my wife and I would.
And it annoys me when piece about music doesn’t include music. So here:
very nice.
This reunion idea is on a road to nowhere.
Do David and Tina still hate each other?
I guess every rose has its thorn, and every cowboy sings a sad, sad song after all.Wait…what are we doing?
I was about to do an unskinny bop as I need something to believe in.
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Not only is it not a reunion, but a cash-in tour by the fourth member of the band, but he’s teaming up with Adrian Belew, the world’s most irritating guitarist, to do it.A Talking Heads reunion is weird – I think it’s a bad idea, but I’d try and be first in line to get a ticket, should it happen. That said, anyone who thought this was it is a straight chump. It’s Hüsker Dü all over again.
“World’s most irritating guitarist” eh? Belew’s work with King Crimson was fantastic! No one is more irritating than Kirk and his wah.
You’re right. He’s not the world’s most irritating guitarist. He’s the Universe’s most irritating guitarist.
That’s just silly – I know for a fact that Saturnine guitarists are like Limp Bizkit’s entire discography in one instrument.
Huh?
Bassackwards?
Hey, it’s a wild wild life.
Tina Weymouth has straight up accused David Byrne of participating in a human sacrifice ritual so I was a bit skeptical he’d be willing to share a stage with her.