Facts: - years active: 1975 -- 1991 , 2002 - landscape: yes - past members: david byrne chris frantz tina weymouth jerry harrison - caption: talking , ontario , canada on may 13 , 1978 heads performing at the horseshoe tavern in toronto - origin: new york city , new york , united states - label: sire/warner bros. , emi - genre: new wave post-punk art pop funk rock worldbeat - name: talking heads - image size: 250 - background: group_or_band - image: talking heads band1.jpg - associated acts: tom eno tom club , the modern lovers , brian Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of talking heads .
talking heads was an american rock band formed in 1975 in new york city and active until 1991 .the band comprised david byrne -lrb- lead vocals , guitar -rrb- , chris frantz -lrb- drums -rrb- , tina weymouth -lrb- bass -rrb- , and jerry harrison -lrb- keyboards , guitar -rrb- .emerging from the mid-1970s new york punk scene , talking heads integrated elements of punk , art rock , funk , dance , world , and pop music with avant-garde and art school sensibilities to become a pioneering post-punk and new wave group .led by the anxious , neurotic stage persona of frontman david byrne , the group had several commercial hits .talking heads also took part in various performance and multimedia projects throughout its career , and often collaborated with other artists on tour and in the studio .critic stephen thomas erlewine described talking heads as being '' one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the '80s . ''in 2002 , the band was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame .four of the band 's albums appeared on '' rolling stone 's '' list of the 500 greatest albums of all time , and three of their songs -lrb- '' psycho killer '' , '' life during wartime '' , and '' once in a lifetime '' -rrb- were included among the rock and roll hall of fame 's 500 songs that shaped rock and roll .talking heads were also included at # 64 on vh1 's list of the '' 100 greatest artists of all time '' .