I didn’t set out to interrupt Colbert but I was the one who screamed “we all love seeing the four of you together again!” and Colbert’s response of “that was my f’ing question!” was lightning fast. I actually intentionally said those exact words instead of just “please tour again!” or whatever. It’s more important to me that they enjoy being in the same room together and whether you can tell or not on video, they were really having fun together. Jerry looked right at me and said “thank you” and David and Chris smiled and nodded a few moments later. These people are really enjoying hanging out again and that alone is amazing.

@keithroberts4952

7 ай бұрын

I am very happy to see them together again especially after the rock hall of fame appearance where it looked uncomfortable.

@PhilipGuest

7 ай бұрын

You said what we were all thinking, sir. Well done!

@adawil2002

7 ай бұрын

Agree completely, Chris, Tina & Jerry looked completely at ease & David stayed quiet.

@keithroberts4952

7 ай бұрын

@@adawil2002 David was generous throughout the interview in that he allowed Jerry to talk as well as Tina and Chris.

@benmcgowan139

7 ай бұрын

You're doing God's work brother, fair play to you

I was working in a video rental store in VT. It was a Friday night and the crowd was on the younger side. We had a big screen TV where we'd play hit movies for the customers. This particular evening we popped "Stop Making Sense" into the VCR. All of the sudden, this innocent video store turned into what would later be called a "rave". Hordes of people dancing and carrying on like it was a concert. We didn't have the owner's permission to do what we did, and the next day he was going to chew us out for it. But it was a small town, and word quickly spread about the fun time that was had. The following week business increased by 40%! Thank you Talking Heads!

@-mattwood

7 ай бұрын

Awesome! Love this.

@jlobiafra

7 ай бұрын

We did the same but we used pink floyd live at Pompeii

@solitaryman777

7 ай бұрын

Got to love spontaneous events like that, where you don't feel the need to heed your normal social conditioning and actually feel free to let your inner child out of its Skinner Box

@ernietetrault3403

7 ай бұрын

@@jlobiafra Ooooh, nice!

@Jain1906

7 ай бұрын

Great story!

One of the most intense,beautiful, respectful interviews I have watched. Talking Heads is a fantastic group and I thank Stephen Colbert for making this happen.

@DB-gr7ch

7 ай бұрын

'Tense' is a more accurate word.

@jenniferlamborn810

7 ай бұрын

Just what I was thinking!

@krollpeter

3 ай бұрын

Tina and Chris seem to have stopped making sense.

It is such a delight to see them interviewed as a band with everyone involved.

@JamesFaction

6 ай бұрын

there were 9 members on stage in the movie. Not "everyone".

@justbrowsing5279

5 ай бұрын

Without Belew it's hard to make that stretch.

After watching parts 1, 2 and 3... and I'm still in tears of joy and awe.

@monicaelyn2393

7 ай бұрын

I had tears too....very emotional!!

@kristinzorn9522

7 ай бұрын

Me too!

@kristinzorn9522

7 ай бұрын

Will always love them 💗

@assininecomment1630

7 ай бұрын

I've only just stumbled across these three vids too. It has _totally_ made my day! 🤩

I teared up a bit, They are so loved, Talking Heads forever!

@DaveT383

7 ай бұрын

Me too, totally.

@ethanwilt9896

7 ай бұрын

me too!

@ddd1hhh

7 ай бұрын

Me too!

@stevemiller5477

7 ай бұрын

Same here. It's hard not to get emotional seeing them all together. The little clip of everyone dancing to 'Stop Making Sense' in the theater got the tears in my eyes too!

@pandabear1341

7 ай бұрын

Loved how happy and relaxed they all were together ❤

Chris Franz was right when saying he loved seeing the film again because Tina is in it. Not only is she a great bassist - very effective - she always looked and moved great, like she was in her own world, grooving away and then doing something fun, like jumping in unison with the rest of the band. I fall in love with her every time I see clips of the band. There is also the DVD 'Talking Heads - Live in Rome', viewable on KZread last time I looked, that sees the band tearing it up with Adrian Belew on guitar. He - as he did with Zappa, Bowie and King Crimson - added a whole new exciting and original element to the band. Mind, Talking Heads were the band we see here. Others came and went, sprinkling their magic on the foursome, though David, Jerry, Chris and Tina are all it takes.

@melanies.6030

7 ай бұрын

I loved it when they came out on stage to greet Stephen, and Tina did her signature crabwalk dance!!😃

@martinb3000

7 ай бұрын

That "Live in Rome" video here on KZread was what made me realize how great they are. Totally amazing!

@pcbil

7 ай бұрын

First time I saw the movie, I wanted a bass guitar by the time it was finished. The guitar was almost as big as she was! So cool.

@krollpeter

3 ай бұрын

I prefer if he had talked about the music and the film, not his wife.

The clip of people dancing in the theater made me burst into tears. Maybe it's how evocative This Must Be the Place is, maybe it's how beloved Stop Making Sense is to me, maybe it is seeing people experience it so joyfully? Probably some combination of all that. Just straight weeping 😭

@maddymud

7 ай бұрын

It brought me right back to my college theater where, we too, danced in the aisles. Reserved midwesterns don’t often do such radical things at the movies.

@victoriabaker4400

7 ай бұрын

Me too! These folks have meant so much to me. I saw the live show for this tour at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium with my lovely housemates.

@goinsane6

7 ай бұрын

Same here! I remember watching the movie for the first time in my living room and I couldn’t help but get up and dance. I listened to the whole album last night around a bonfire and I danced my ass off just like the first time!

@rickpreston5617

7 ай бұрын

Same here!

@scott8xxx532

7 ай бұрын

@@maddymud Same here. I remember seeing a midnite showing in 1984 at a theater n Huntington, NY and everyone was up dancing the entire time.

Chris is such a diplomat.

@solitaryman777

7 ай бұрын

Seems like an easy-going sort, kind of an amiable stoner who is grateful for his immense good luck.

Thank you Chris Frantz for starting a band. Thank you Talking Heads for inviting Jerry Harrison in. Thank you Tina Weymouth and David Byrne for creating original music that stimulates my brain while simultaneously makes my hips sway. 💙

After 40 years, it only makes sense to reunite and give the world the sequel: Start Making Sense.

@roadend78

7 ай бұрын

PLEASE 🙏 🙏 🙏 ❤

@THE-HammerMan

7 ай бұрын

Good one! Then a "Part 3"... FUCK Making Sense.

@cactaceous

7 ай бұрын

Let the past be the past. They can never recreate what they did 40 years ago. For nostalgia hits there’s the film.

@KuriusOranj

7 ай бұрын

Yes! And to preserve the original, the new one would be more current bands doing covers of the songs!

@Lance37a

7 ай бұрын

​@@cactaceousthey wouldn't have to recreate it, just go out and play.

I appreciated Tina's "still waiting" reference...

@sandraandrews9907

7 ай бұрын

They did perform when they were inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame. ❤️❤️🎶🎤🎤🎸🎸🎹🥁🎤🎤🎶

@THE-HammerMan

7 ай бұрын

​​@@sandraandrews9907Well, that was a lifetime ago and hardly counts. It's time to record a new album and restart the bickering!!! Stick to what works.

@escaton74

7 ай бұрын

@@THE-HammerMan that would be really weird, did you notice the huge gap between Byrne and the band

@solitaryman777

7 ай бұрын

@@escaton74 Got to remember he's been diagnosed with Asberger's Syndrome, and normal social cues are often next to meaningless. The crook at the end of the couch also provided a space where he didn't have to crane his neck, too. I wouldn't put too much stock in body language on a talk show, anyways.

Man it is amazing to see this legendary band sitting together I hope they can make new music together

@escaton74

7 ай бұрын

I think this is one of the few cases where everyone can agree their legacy is just perfect as it is. seeing them in one room together is the pinnacle already

@thomasraven

6 ай бұрын

I sincerely hope not. They broke up at the right time.

So much respect and admiration from the house band when they gesture and offer their instruments to Talking Heads to play! Loved that moment

Maybe people won’t believe me but I have 3 great talking heads stories: 1) I was friends with Edie Brickell and she and I went to see talking heads at the Bronco Bowl in Dallas. Basically she talked us past security and we snuck back into where the band was hanging out and I got to say hello to a very pregnant Tina; 2) I performed at SXSW in Austin long ago and while I was waiting backstage at Liberty Lunch I started having a great conversation with a beautiful woman. We chatted for a while and then her husband, who was Jerry Harrison walked up and kinda smiled like “busted” 😅 3) I was an extra in True Stories which was shot in a field outside Dallas. I saw David Byrne walking around and handed him a weird demo tape I made and later someone at his production company said they saw my tape at the office! 😊 Hope they play some more live shows!!

@ggaudin100

16 күн бұрын

Great stories, thanks for the share

And lest we forget: The Tom Tom Club was a fun band! I listened to a TTC cassette tape in my car a lot back in those days of cassette tapes.

@yournamehere6719

7 ай бұрын

When I was at college in the early-mid 1980's, it wasn't a party if Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, or B-52's weren't playing!

@briangregory6303

3 ай бұрын

The first time I heard Genius of Love was from a kid's boom box at a bus stop when I was stationed at Lowry AFB, CO. Took me forever to find out what it was.

@briangregory6303

3 ай бұрын

​@@yournamehere6719I still miss Ricky Wilson.

Stephen is completely fan boying in this interview - I love it that he loves this band so much (but really who doesn't)

Absolutely WONDERFUL interview. I can always tell when Stephen truly enjoys his guests ... in those moments he lets the guests do all the talking and he just nudges them occasionally! It is one of the traits that makes Stephen the consummate host/interviewer! This 3-part series was absolutely amazing!

@michaelrmurphy2734

7 ай бұрын

Should have had the whole show!

@michaeltempleton7620

7 ай бұрын

love his interviews, HATE his monologues.

@antugg18

7 ай бұрын

Agreed. Don't watch his show much and actually found this by luck and thought maybe this was an older interview I had missed until I saw the band and read the info under the video. Obvious that Colbert enjoys their music and appreciate him allowing each the chance to talk.

How awesome that he got to be part of The Modern Lovers and Talking Heads. It’s incredible.

@user-rh2csk

7 ай бұрын

Jerry was also the part of Warhol crowd, Harvard alumni and early Velvets fans.

@thefettychannel

7 ай бұрын

I live in Chico, California, and Jonathan Richman lives here nowadays. I had the pleasure of seeing him play at a tiny bar here called Duffy's from about 10 feet away. Such a charming, talented entertainer!

Naive Melody is one of the greatest Rock and Roll love songs ever written. Super-slick rhythm section with that looping base line, angular melody, sheer existential poetry in the lyrics. And it's not a fricken ballad! Just the greatest.

Such a tremendously creative band

August, 1983 at the Big O in Montreal. Stevie Ray Vaughn, Peter Tosh, The Talking Heads, and The Police. What a day!

@solitaryman777

7 ай бұрын

Sheesh! Big O, indeed

As others have said - never mind if they play together again, it’s just great to see them sitting together n’ reminiscing. Glad they’re getting along these days and clearly enjoying being together ❤️

it's really incredible to see them together again after years of discord

My face hurts from smiling so much through this whole 3 part interview.

@MobiusBandwidth

7 ай бұрын

you may be entitled to compensation! XD

@floepiejane

6 ай бұрын

Holy shit! That's what I'm feeling ✌🏽😄

I love them so much and love that Stephan loves them so much lol

Amazing. I was a nightclub DJ in the early 80s and I put on Once in a Lifetime and the crowd went wild.

My mom had a locker next to David in High school. Her name is Wendy, she said it was a wonderful twist of events years later to see David go into such magic. Cheers! 🎉

@michaelrmurphy2734

7 ай бұрын

WOW! Pre RISD? Get your Mom talking about David!

I saw Tina do a back flip while playing her bass !

@monicaelyn2393

7 ай бұрын

what?! seriously?

This was my BAND. I couldn't get enough and was thoroughly in love with Tina Weymouth ❤

Please always number all your shows. Please and thank you.

I was born in 1968, and for anyone born in that year, this band is so important. There are a lot of reasons why we have not had Talking Heads on tour in the 1990s, 2000's and 2010's which we don't need to get into. But to see them at their best (in the film) respecting each other and what they achieved (in the now), and being friends again makes me happier than seeing them cashing in with some nostalgia tour. Sometimes realising that you are already there is the true genius!

@EricaGamet

7 ай бұрын

Fellow '68er here! TH was my world throughout my teens and early 20s. Although I would love to hear they're performing together again, I think it would disappoint. Nothing could live up to their heyday. And, like you said, seeing them together and them seeing how much they are loved is super cool!

To witness an interview with these human beings, who created the music that is the soundtrack of my life, to produce such things as Remain in Light, Naked, 1977, is to feel as though Beethoven came back from the dead and was interviewed. It feels magical. They are superhuman to me musically, and yet just people. I am so incredibly grateful that they happened, and gifted me their music. I want nothing but the best for each of them.

What a perfect episode! It cleansed my palate after enduring the travesty that transpired in the House of Representatives earlier in the day. 💙

@StellaMayfair7

7 ай бұрын

Amen brother

@solitaryman777

7 ай бұрын

Whatever will be, will be. Progress will be painful because it always has been.

That was a great, heartfelt sentiment from Chris. What a guy.

David Byrne also created a production company, Luaka Bop, which recorded many foreign singers and bands, introducing them to American audiences. My favorite being Susana Baca from Peru.

@svenlabots1869

7 ай бұрын

...or Macaco from Spain. The guy got huge there!

@thefettychannel

7 ай бұрын

Zap Mama is on that label, too! They're fricking outstanding!! I'll check out Susana Baca. Thanks!

"I think we love each other and we've made such great music together" who started cutting the damn onions!!!

Art, the beauty of art, particularly music is about the only thing that makes this crusty senior citizen cry. I am crying right now because one of my personal favorites are sharing stories together for us to see. Even if they never share a stage or studio again I found their reunion immensely gratifying.

@monicaelyn2393

7 ай бұрын

Totally Agree!!

sheer pleasure to see this iconic group together. thanks colbert for making it happen.

Seeing them together again brought a happy tear to my eye.Since I discovered them in 77, I went to see them wherever they played in the NYC area, far more times than any other band, and they were each fantastic in their own way🌈❤️

vividly remember going to watch the Stop Making Sense movie here in Brussels when it came out and oh what a party it was , everybody started dancing from the first song till the end . Still get goosebumps just thinking about that night . Thank You Talking Heads

@sandrajohnson2489

7 ай бұрын

I saw the movie Stop Making Sense years ago in Orlando, Fl at a small theater called The Enzian Theater. The place is still there and has recliners for everyone and a table for food and drinks. My date and I sat in the front. The huge screen was from ceiling to floor and watching that movie was such a thrill. I have loved this band since the 80's.

There will never be another Talking Heads type mind blowing band 🤟🏼🙏 Thank you, These memories

Well thank you for writing in the titles part one, two and three; as this has helped me watch them in the order they were taped, and me not going crazy looking to find the right order!!!

Great to see these 4 together. I first became familiar with them when I heard Once In A Lifetime in 1979, and when my mom asked me what I wanted for my birthday that year I told her I wanted a Sony Walkman and a Talking Heads album. She bought me an album without that song on it -- it was More Songs About Buildings And Food (from 1978), but I listened to the cassette so much I wore it out. I purchased all 8 Talking Heads studio albums and loved all of them.

@michaelrmurphy2734

7 ай бұрын

Not the lives? Its ALL good from Talking Heads!

Everyone is trying To get into the bar The name of the bar The bar is called Heaven The band in Heaven They play my favorite song Play it once again Play it all night long

Woo Hoo! Love you all Talking Heads and Stephen for creating this space

Thanks Chris Frantz, well said! Appreciate seeing everyone together. Cannot wait to see the film after 40 years!

In 1979, I experienced a life-changing moment when I heard "Fear of Music" for the first time. It was the epitome of perfection with its poetic, futuristic, innovative, and funky elements. It left an indelible mark on me, and I have never stopped raving about it. The album was truly a work of art that encapsulated everything that music should be about. I still worship that vinyl record today, you know you have a masterpiece in your hands when 40 years later it still sounds like it was made yesterday!

@d.a.8699

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely. As much as I love Remain in Light, Fear of Music spoke more to me and really just blew my mind.

Chris is right... He's the luckiest man in the group and did good marrying Tina, who is still adorable!

This has been a dream of mine for years. They all spoke and laughed. I feel better.

I used to work at a place that had a cassette player and a tape with the first two Talking Heads albums on it, one on each side. I played that tape over and over, countless times.

@notmyrealnameful

7 ай бұрын

Would you still listen to it today ?

@gregorykrug8034

7 ай бұрын

@@notmyrealnameful Definitely! There are some wonderful songs on those albums.

This reminds me of the old late night interviews with Jack Paar or Dick Cavett. I would love to see more interviews like this from Stephen.

They, especially David, owe it to themselves way more than they owe it to us. Letting go of the past, growing through it and leaving peacefully before members depart life you would think should be the goal.

Oh my goodness incredible to see them together not making sense

I may have just geeked out more than Colbert! Any chance to see or hear them talk about their amazing legacy...count me in!!

Remain in Light - one of the best albums of all time. If you don't know it, queue it up. But don't just play it in the background. Be present for it. To paraphrase Almost Famous, "Listen to Remain in Light with a candle burning and you will see your entire future."

Wow. Talk about a national treasure. ❤🇺🇸

loved everything about this band. even the solo works. some of my all time favorites were Byrne's-The Catherine Wheel, and Harrison's-The Red and The Black albums. I'm also a big Brian Eno fan and think that probably none of this would have evolved without him. This was a wonderful interview and it made smile with nostalgia. Way to go Stephen.

@CoolstuffProduction

4 ай бұрын

I agree 100% . My thoughts exactly. 🤩

Thank you so much Stephen for such a full length and in depth interview. Like you Talking Heads was the band of my late teens/early 20s and I loved them but didn't know a lot about them other than David Byrne. This was such a pleasure to watch and learn more about the whole band and their history.

I saw the Stop Making Sense tour, and the ushers tried so hard to keep us in our seats. But after a few songs they just gave up and no one sat for the entire show. Dance Party!

@monicaelyn2393

7 ай бұрын

'They gave up'.....love it!!!

These interviews remind me of the old Reese's peanut butter cup commercials where two people bump into each other accidentally crossing/mixing chocolate and peanut butter together. That's talking heads and Stephen Colbert together, two amazing ingredients individually and utterly fantastic together. The only thing missing was an impromptu song or two!

What a great band they were! I saw them live in 1978, the four piece, just standing there on stage being electrifying.

Saw the movie in an Art Deco movie house in Dallas. Me and my friend could not help but get into the groove. Dancing in our seats what have you. Others there just sat stone cold in their seat and some verbally attacked up. Like come on! We kept on dancing. Awesome show! And Bernie Worrell....just wow!!!

That’s the only I ever recall seeing Colbert genuinely humbled.

The Stop Making Sense Tour was the BEST concert I have ever seen live! And I have seen a lot of concerts in my life! ❤️🎶

They all are such nice people and David b seems so kind now too. I saw this concert back in the day in Los Angeles. We never sat down and danced the whole concert! So lucky to experience that.

I was at the festival mentioned at Mosport, Ontario in 1980. Turns out it was a live rehearsal for Stop Making Sence and apparently the first time Psycokiller was performed? An outstanding moment in an outstanding weekend. Stephen Colbert interviewing the Talking Heads, it doesn't get any better! Thank you!

@kwizzeh

7 ай бұрын

Psycho Killer was performed even when they were a 3 piece, but that stripped back with drum machine playback version was the very first public performance afaik

Chris's answer @1:00 is great: a long-time band becomes something like an adopted family - and you can love your brother without necessarily liking him.

Gotta love Colbert. He’s got guts. It’s nice to see someone stick on their own values

Beautiful, organic. They realize their legacy and hopefully, through this experience, realize how honestly people live in their music. I would pay all the money to see them perform again. It would make me burst with joy.

@gobears6487

7 ай бұрын

Same same same same!

what a wonderful interview! thanks stephen, loved the talking heads since 1977. Thanks david, chris tina and jerry for the quirks and amazing funk.

Awesome interview. One of my favorite bands. I saw Stop Making Sense at a midnight show when it came out in 1984. What a great experience. Everyone was dancing in the aisles. There have been 3 films I've seen where the audience gave it a standing ovation... Rocky, ET, and Stop Making Sense.

so nice seeing these folks again

It is really great to see them all back, sitting on one sofa, talking. But from the looks they give to each other, it is clear that there won´t be another Talking Heads reunion with new songs. They are indeed one of the greatest bands, the world has ever seen. But their personalities developed into totally different directions. Yet it is clear that Tina and Chris are still a dream team, they really complement each other. Thanks a lot for all their mind-blowing & truly inspiring music! ❤😍

I’ve watched this 4 times and that isn’t enough

Chris said the right thing: protect their legacy. You were phenomenal, #TalkingHeads

WOW!! My eyes were watering the entire time!! I really miss them!! Great to see them sitting together!! Hope so much they may consider a reunion! Something about their music really reaches me!

Such a great interview! Stop Making Sense was my family's "car ride" album when I was growing up. Good memories.

Just so great seeing them together. A performance, of any type or duration, would be mind blowing!

Best... interview... EVER!!!

my cover band has done burning down for years and we just started doing and she was. people absolutely love those songs and it's a blast.

Wow, the full interview was a delight! I love this band. Thank you Steven.

I have tears in my eyes, this makes me so happy!

Great band, nice people...

Best band interview I’ve seen in a long time. Those guys made amazing music!!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🫠🫠🫠

This felt like an intense therapy session. So Cathartic! What is my brain doing rn??😭🥰😭🥰

I grew up to my dad doing David Byrne's pencil pogo dance and I absolutely adored this band as a kid. It's not that their music is childish either - it just has such an eternal, universal quality and that quirkiness and fun that kids eat up like candy. I distinctly remember loving "And She Was" so much and so many other classics. I was born in 83' so they were hitting their peak and I never had the chance to see them live. I know it's probably an annoying request having heard it for the last 40 years, but for the love of us all (the fans/the world) PLEASE tour and HAVE FUN with each other!

I love the Talking Heads, Was in my 30's when i finally could afford CDs!

Very respectfully and tastefully done- nice

Talking Heads were the first new wave band to get on the radio with their cover of Al Green’s Take Me to the River.

Thank you, Stephen. It was a real treat to see them all together.

Mt Fav band of all time. I never got to see them in concert as I dont believe they toured where I live but I have seen David Byrne in 4 cities, Adelaide, Melbourne, Adelaide again and Las Vegas.

@StellaMayfair7

7 ай бұрын

I've read a lot of folks are hoping that if the band isn't up to touring, which can be very grueling, that they'd do a residency at the Sphere in Vegas. I can't imagine what visuals they'd come up with for that place.

Talking heads is awesome! David Byrne rocks! I loved his uh-oh album. Unfortunately I can't hit all those notes anymore :-(

😢😢😢😢😢😢 how many memories with the songs of this awesome band!!!

I remember in Austin, Texas in 1986 going to the animation festival and everybody cheering and dancing when "And She Was" played.

Tina's "we're still waiting" was the perfect response. Really hoping it does happen someday, though.

I saw it in IMAX. The visuals were stunning. The sound sounded kinda shredded. It's a long show. The further along the more it bothered me. I saw the film last time it was in theaters, not that long ago, 2014-ish. That time in a theater with a good THX-type setup. It was lovely to hear that soundtrack punching through the theater. The extended version audio CD is a must listen. Just fabulous.

@EricaGamet

7 ай бұрын

I missed seeing it this time around (as I was traveling) but I got to see it out at Red Rocks Amphitheater (maybe 10-12 years ago)... so I almost feel like I saw them in concert. I will watch it re-mastered or a crappy version on KZread... the joy it brings is never diminished.

Absolutely GREAT!

Stop Making Sense is, hands down, the best concert film ever made. It captures the feeling of some amazing live performances and actually makes me feel like I was there. It's just one of those shows I can watch over and over again and it never gets old. Truly a tour de force that even the Talking Heads could never top.

Ouch. The tension in the reunion question…

@yournamehere6719

7 ай бұрын

Not gonna happen. "Say something once, why say it again?"