David byrne talking heads biography

American rock band

For other uses, see Talking Heads (disambiguation).

Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in New York City during ^[2] The band was composed of David Byrne (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Frantz (drums), Tina Weymouth (bass), and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar).

Described as "one of the most critically acclaimed groups of the '80s," Talking Heads helped to pioneer new wave music by combining elements of punk, art rock, funk, and world music with "an anxious yet clean-cut image";^[3] they have been called "a properly postmodernist band."^[10]

Byrne, Frantz, and Weymouth met as freshmen at the Rhode Island School of Design, where Byrne and Frantz were part of a band called the Artistics.^[1]:&#;24&#; The trio moved to New York City in , adopted the name Talking Heads, joined the New York punk scene, and recruited Harrison to round out the band.

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