Title: Remain in love : Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina /
Authors: Frantz, Chris, 1951-
Year: 2020
Subjects: Frantz, Chris,; Weymouth, Tina,; Talking Heads (Musical group); Tom Tom Club (Musical group); Talking Heads (Musical group); Rock musicians United States Biography; Drummers (Musicians) United States Biography.; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music.; MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock.; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.; Drummers (Musicians); Rock musicians; United States
Abstract: "Two iconic bands. An unforgettable life. One of the most dynamic groups of the '70s and '80s, Talking Heads, founded by drummer Chris Frantz, his girlfriend Tina Weymouth, and lead singer David Byrne, burst onto the music scene, playing at CBGBs, touring Europe with the Ramones, and creating hits like "Psycho Killer" and "Burning Down the House" that captured the post-baby boom generation's intense, affectless style. In Remain in Love, Frantz writes about the beginnings of Talking Heads-their days as art students in Providence, moving to the sparse Chrystie Street loft Frantz, Weymouth, and Byrne shared where the music that defined an era was written. With never-before-seen photos and immersive vivid detail, Frantz describes life on tour, down to the meals eaten and the clothes worn-and reveals the mechanics of a long and complicated working relationship with a mercurial frontman. At the heart of Remain in Love is Frantz's love for Weymouth: their once-in-a-lifetime connection as lovers, musicians, and bandmates, and how their creativity surged with the creation of their own band Tom Tom Club, bringing a fresh Afro-Caribbean beat to hits like "Genius of Love." Studded with memorable place and names from the era-Grace Jones, Andy Warhol, Stephen Sprouse, Lou Reed, Brian Eno, and Debbie Harry among them-Remain in Love is a frank and open memoir of an emblematic life in music and in love. Edit"--
Contents: The best seat in the house -- How did I get here? -- It's got to have soul -- Back to Pittsburgh -- Kentucky love -- RISD -- Martina -- Words in papers, words in books -- Artistic days go by -- The beginning -- Free cocktails! -- Summer again -- Life on the Bowery -- Early days in New York -- Talking Heads' first show -- The record companies -- The stars of CBGB -- Lou Reed -- The artist's lunch with Andy Warhol -- The Talking Heads look -- Finding Jerry -- The spirit of '76! -- Words of faith and tell me straight -- Sundragon Studio -- The blizzard of '77 -- Talking Heads '77 -- On tour with the Ramones -- Talking Heads in London -- Deeper into the UK -- Our wedding in Washington, Kentucky -- Honeymoon interrupted -- The summer of Sam -- Gary -- Mini tours -- Let's work! -- California -- From XTC to Dire Straits -- Buildings and food -- Planet Claire has big hair -- Dick and Phil -- Fear of music -- Paris to Japan -- Remain in light -- The big band -- Tom Tom Club -- Genius of love -- Burning down the house -- Life at Compass Point -- Stop making sense, please -- Little creatures and true stories -- James Brown comes to town -- Naked in Paris -- Lou Reed with Tom Tom Club at CBGB -- Happy Mondays -- Strangers in paradise -- Without adventures we won't have stories.