Chris Frantz: 'If you knew David Byrne, You Would not be Jealous of Him'

The Guardian ^ | July 21, 2020 | Jim Farber

[Cecily]

David Byrne overwhelms the image of Talking Heads. With his herky-jerky mannerisms, loopy persona and arch lyrics – not to mention his command of the songwriting credits through much of their catalogue – he eclipsed the efforts of every other member of the band. Yet according to a new memoir by Talking Heads’ co-founder and drummer, Chris Frantz, titled Remain in Love, Byrne’s dominant image wasn’t merely a by-product of a legitimately outsized talent, but a clear power grab, driven by ego, greed and a skewed mindset.

“It’s like he can’t help himself,” Frantz said in a phone interview. “His brain is wired in such a way that he doesn’t know where he ends and other people begin. He can’t imagine that anyone else would be important.”

[mylife]

MC5 was not a great band, but they certainly were hugely influential.
The Greatest thing to come out of Michigan was Iggy and the Stooges, but good on Denis

[mylife]

Hat tip to the MC5,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4yDb0EjN7Y

Plan 9 covered it as well..

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Oh and Ted Nugent

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

That was a movie “Tales from the Darkside (1990),” a terror trilogy with Debbie Harry as the witch.

Here’s a young Debbie dancing her can off;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ2cEc_TCH8

[mylife]

Squeeze was awesome!

[mylife]

Music sucks today, that is great stuff anyone can like.