Talking Heads

David Byrne, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz originally met in Providence at the Rhode Island School of Design, with Byrne and Frantz forming their first band The Artistics in 1974. After moving to New York Tina Weymouth learned bass and they played their first gig as Talking Heads supporting The Ramones at the nightclub CBGBs. Former Modern Lovers guitarist Jerry Harrison completed the line-up and their self-titled debut album established them as one of the most innovative bands of the new wave. Second album More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978) initiated a long, productive partnership with Brian Eno, who encouraged the sonic experiments and African rhythms which produced their classic single Once In A Lifetime from 1980's Remain In Light album. They continued to push boundaries with another major hit Burning Down The House in 1983 before Byrne started to explore other art forms while Weymouth and Frantz formed splinter group The Tom Tom Club. Talking Heads duly split in 1991 but continued for five years, without Byrne, as The Heads.