Conversation so far:
What happened in 1981?
CANNOTANSWER.
What was the height of commercial success?
Three more albums followed: 1985's Little Creatures (which featured the hit singles "And She Was" and "Road to Nowhere").
Did they receive any awards?
CANNOTANSWER.
When did they break up?
It took until December 1991 for an official announcement to be made that Talking Heads had broken up.
What caused the breakup?
During that time, the group was falling increasingly under David Byrne's control and, after Naked, the band went on "hiatus".

Question: How long was the hiatus?
Self-contained rewrite: How long was the Talking Heads's hiatus?