Talking Heads vs David Byrne

Brian and Murdock combine a couple of requests by examining the ascent of Talking Heads, the man at the center of that band, and the hired guitar player whose fairy tale ascent almost (maybe?) included becoming the new lead singer.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jars_of_Clay_(album)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Belew

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frippertronics

Belew interview about Frank Zappa meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUobcHb4VGc

Belew’s story about meeting Bowie: https://www.facebook.com/AdrianBelew/photos/in-case-you-dont-get-this-joke-heres-the-storyin-1978-i-did-my-first-tour-of-eur/10151801111629995/

https://musicaficionado.blog/2020/02/20/adrian-belew-part-1-1976-1980

https://musicaficionado.blog/2020/03/18/adrian-belew-part-2-1981-1984-king-crimson/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Heads:_77

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_Killer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remain_in_Light

https://thepopbreak.com/2023/03/03/adrian-belew-of-talking-heads-on-remain-in-light-the-album-the-tour/

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/500-greatest-albums-talking-heads-remain-in-light-1059453/

The Music Radar piece:

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/caught-middle-band-drama-adrian-114435737.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Weymouth

https://www.insidehook.com/music/chris-frantzs-talking-heads-tina-weymouth-remain-in-love

Byrne conversation about autistism: https://youtu.be/vtX6emk6U5k?si=SwGEcDuxq8uOSa9_

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2022/05/14/life-during-the-wartime-an-apocalyptic-punk-funk-merge-musicislife-tedtockscovers-talkingheads-felakuti-thestaplesingers-stevemarriott-widespreadpanic/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti

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