“We will return” – Is Chris Frantz teasing a Speaking Heads reunion?

Speaking Heads drummer Chris Frantz has sparked rumours of a potential reunion of the band with a social media submit studying: “We will return”.

Frantz posted a picture on his Instagram web page of a black and white theatre marquee with the primary banner saying “TALKING HEADS”, alongside “Dec 13, 14, 15, 16, 8pm”, and “Tix in any respect ticketron retailers”.

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All 4 band members – Frantz, frontman David Byrne, guitarist Jerry Harrison and bassist Tina Weymouth – made their first public look collectively in over 20 years for a Q&A and a screening of their remastered live performance movie Cease Making Sense on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant in September.

The 4 musicians have had an advanced relationship since their breakup in 1991. They reunited in 1999 to advertise the Fifteenth-anniversary reissue of the movie, whereas in 2002, they got here collectively to carry out 4 songs on the Rock and Roll Corridor Of Fame induction ceremony – their solely stay efficiency since 1984.

Weymouth has described Byrne as “insecure”, saying that the frontman “would typically attempt to blame different individuals if issues went flawed. Chris and I cherished him dearly and we did our greatest to miss these disastrous character flaws, however it appeared apparent that Speaking Heads wasn’t going to final,” she added.

Equally, Frantz has commented that Byrne’s “mind is wired in such a means that he doesn’t know the place he ends and different individuals start. He can’t think about that anybody else can be vital.”

Nonetheless, rumours of a reunion have been swirling in latest months, with a report in Billboard in January revealing that Coachella and Stay Nation had did not persuade them to return again collectively.

Paul Tollett, president of Coachella organisers Goldenvoice, attended a fortieth anniversary screening of the band’s live performance movie Cease Making Sense final 12 months, and approached the band members, however “sensed there have been no exhibits taking place, so [he] didn’t make a suggestion”. It isn’t recognized how a lot the provide would have been for, however Billboard’s sources speculated it might have been $10million.

Moreover, tour promoters Stay Nation did method the band, reportedly providing as a lot as $80million for six to eight pageant appearances, together with headlining slots, however the band rejected the provide.

Frantz immediately addressed the rumours whereas talking to NME final 12 months. “I did attempt it a few occasions and the final time was about 20 years in the past, and after that, David simply mentioned: ‘I by no means need you to ask me that query once more. I’m not going to handle that matter.’ It’s a disgrace and it’s what it’s,” he mentioned.

Weymouth was additionally requested about it in an interview with Pitchfork final 12 months. “We’re simply savouring the second. We’re so pleased that it’s resulted on this fantastic factor that’s lasted 40 years. And we’re probably not trying too far into the longer term,” Weymouth mentioned. “We could be standing on the nook and a bus will knock us down. We’re tremendous glad we’re alive. We’re all 4 right here to take pleasure in this second.”

Byrne himself defined final 12 months that he regrets the way in which Speaking Heads cut up up, and confessed that he was a “little tyrant” on the time. He additionally in contrast his present relationship to his Speaking Heads bandmates to a divorce.

“Divorces are by no means simple,” he advised The New York Times. “We get alongside OK. It’s all very cordial and no matter. It’s not like we’re all greatest mates. However all people’s very pleased to see this movie coming again out.”

In reference to A24’s 4K remaster of Cease Making Sense, a covers compilation of the band’s songs, titled ‘Everybody’s Getting Concerned: A Tribute to Speaking Heads’ Cease Making Sense’, is due out on Could 17. You may pre-order it here.

Contributions to the album embrace Woman In Purple doing ‘Girlfriend Is Higher’, Lorde’s tackle ‘Take Me To The River’, Miley Cyrus masking ‘Psycho Killer’ and Paramore’s model of ‘Burning Down the Home’.