The jury's still out on whether it makes sense, but yesterday it was announced that Talking Heads would be reuniting for a Stop Making Sense Q&A at TIFF for the first time since their 2002 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The band did not end on the best of terms; their strained relationship with boxy-suited frontperson David Byrne is well-documented. However, he seems to be doing some reflection ahead of the reunion, saying he regrets how things went down with Talking Heads' disbandment, which they announced in 1991: "It was kind of ugly."
In a new interview with People, Byrne admitted that he had been a bit of a nightmare to work with. "As a younger person, I was not as pleasant to be around. When I was working on some Talking Heads shows, I was more of a little tyrant," he said.
"And then I learned to relax," the singer-songwriter explained, "and I also learned that collaborating with people, both sides get more if there's a good relationship instead of me telling everybody what to do."
Of the band's dissolution, he added, "I think [the end] wasn't handled well. It was kind of ugly."
"I have regrets on how that was handled. I don't think I did it in the best way, but I think it was kind of inevitable that would happen anyway," Byrne said, referring to Chris Frantz revealing in 1992 that Byrne had "just decided to leave" the band. "We have a cordial relationship now. We're sort of in touch, but we don't hang out together."
It's not the most pristine of olive branches, but at least it's something? Things might still be a little awkward in Toronto on September 11, when the 4K-restored version of Stop Making Sense premieres at TIFF — especially since Tina Weymouth and Frantz didn't have the most flattering things to say about their former bandmate earlier this year.
Hosted by Spike Lee, the Q&A with the band will take place after the screening of the acclaimed Jonathan Demme-directed concert film first released in 1984.
The band did not end on the best of terms; their strained relationship with boxy-suited frontperson David Byrne is well-documented. However, he seems to be doing some reflection ahead of the reunion, saying he regrets how things went down with Talking Heads' disbandment, which they announced in 1991: "It was kind of ugly."
In a new interview with People, Byrne admitted that he had been a bit of a nightmare to work with. "As a younger person, I was not as pleasant to be around. When I was working on some Talking Heads shows, I was more of a little tyrant," he said.
"And then I learned to relax," the singer-songwriter explained, "and I also learned that collaborating with people, both sides get more if there's a good relationship instead of me telling everybody what to do."
Of the band's dissolution, he added, "I think [the end] wasn't handled well. It was kind of ugly."
"I have regrets on how that was handled. I don't think I did it in the best way, but I think it was kind of inevitable that would happen anyway," Byrne said, referring to Chris Frantz revealing in 1992 that Byrne had "just decided to leave" the band. "We have a cordial relationship now. We're sort of in touch, but we don't hang out together."
It's not the most pristine of olive branches, but at least it's something? Things might still be a little awkward in Toronto on September 11, when the 4K-restored version of Stop Making Sense premieres at TIFF — especially since Tina Weymouth and Frantz didn't have the most flattering things to say about their former bandmate earlier this year.
Hosted by Spike Lee, the Q&A with the band will take place after the screening of the acclaimed Jonathan Demme-directed concert film first released in 1984.
