Talking Heads reunited for a reside Q&A in honor of the fortieth anniversary of their live performance movie Stop Making Sense, which is returning to theaters. This was the primary time all 4 members — David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison — have appeared collectively in over 20 years.
The dialog, which was broadcast reside to theaters across the nation, was moderated by filmmaker Spike Lee, and passed off on the Toronto International Film Festival following a screening of the movie.
“When I was watching this just now,” Byrne famous, “I was thinking: this is why we come to the movie theaters. This is different than watching it on my laptop. This is really different.”
“I would say that one of the wonderful things is: the fact that there is new technology, it meant we almost have a burden to adapt and to bring it up to what people can hear now in theaters,” Harrison mentioned. “It’s a delight to see that we found the original negatives and so therefore we could bring it back to life as much as possible…”
Watch the Trailer for ‘Stop Making Sense’
In addition to the founding members of Talking Heads, the expanded band who participated within the Stop Making Sense movie featured Alex Weir on guitar, Steve Scales on percussion and Bernie Worrell on keyboards, plus backup singers Lynn Mabry and Ednah Holt.
“Talking Heads was such a good band,” Frantz mentioned. “I mean excuse me for blowing my own horn, our own horn — it’s so good to be here with my bandmates tonight. It’s been a long time. … I’m grateful to be here tonight and to watch this and to enjoy it so much.”
“I loved that show. It was magical,” Weymouth added. “I mean, everything about it was so special…the teamwork, our crew, the film crew, it was all amazing.”
Talking Heads Reunite After 20 Years
The final time all 4 members of Talking Heads appeared collectively was in 2002 at their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. In the years which have adopted, the band has made clear that followers shouldn’t anticipate a reunion. Bryne famous to People earlier this 12 months that they “have a cordial relationship now. We’re sort of in touch, but we don’t hang out together.”
Stop Making Sense, directed by Jonathan Demme, will start enjoying in IMAX theaters on Sept. 22, newly remastered in 4K.
“I noticed you can see things that you couldn’t see even in the original version,” Frantz just lately informed The New York Times. “Now you can see every little detail of the back of the stage.”
Additionally, an expanded model of the film’s soundtrack was launched final month, that includes the complete set record plus two beforehand unreleased songs, “Cities” and “Big Business / I Zimbra.”
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