The History Behind Talking Heads Explained

In the early 1970s, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, and David Byrne would meet while students at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Byrne, who was known as "Mad Dave" on campus, would spend his time creating wild art exhibits. In fact, Byrne and Frantz had crossed paths as students but never knew each other until they were introduced by a friend who needed help on a soundtrack for a student film.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Frantz spoke about their formal meeting, saying: "He said, 'I'm going to bring a guy along I know who plays guitar. Maybe you can do it together.' I said, 'Fine.' He brought in this guy, David Byrne, who I kind of knew already. I recognized him, but didn't really know him because David and I were in the same freshman class at RISD. He later dropped out, but we didn't have any classes together, so I didn't really know him then. During our freshman year, he had this big, long beard and wore grandfather-type clothes."
Frantz and Tina Weymouth would also meet while students at RISD, forming both a band and a relationship that would lead to marriage. After working on the student film, Byrne and Frantz would collaborate on songs and write "Psycho Killer" for their band The Artistics. Rhode Island School of Design Alumni Magazine wrote that Weymouth also took part in writing the famous song, but it would take two more years of convincing from Frantz before she would join the band. The trio's next step was moving to New York.
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