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Talking Heads’ Tina Weymouth Says ‘The Band Wasn’t Started by David Alone’ in Tense Moment at Brooklyn Reunion


The core four members of Talking Heads had a rare appearance together at Brooklyn's Kings Theatre on Thursday night for a Q&A with Questlove.

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. It begins with Byrne performing a song solo, then Weymouth joining him for the next, then Frantz for the next, and so on until the full backing band is all set up on stage. This was met with gasps, awkward laughter and applause from an audience nervously anticipating that just such a statement could start the group squabbling onstage.

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