European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The talking Heads get naked by Mary Campbell associated press avid Byrne was in a hotel bal Hlub in Minneapolis when a mole lyrics Tor no More Flowers for the taling Heads. This is just one Bare fact the group revealed when talking about themselves in an interview to promote their Lales up. Naked. Brno the group s Lead Singer arts lyricist was in Minneapolis to visit his wite. Costume designer Adele Lutz who was doing a play there i would work Wilh his Micro cassette recorder he said. I would have ii silting just outside the Lub. I would reach out and speak Inlo it. I d be singing in the tub. I d catch a phase that i thought was apropos i d put it on the Lilloo the album is on their now Label. Fly records this record actually goes Back to our earliest songs and albums. Remain in Light 1980 and speaking in tongues i9b3where we would each contribute said Dir Amer Chris Franu. We rented a rehearsal studio in new Yolk and each threw Oul ideas. To had a Little cassette recorder and had All our instruments there. We d Lake an idea play it and play it trading instruments until in feel apart. Then we d strike up a new idea. We ended up after 10 Days Wilh Many snippets of songs. We Well to Paris Inlo a recording studio and commenced to put them All together Inlo song the talking Heads went to Paris Lor several reasons. They Laid Down tracks with Paris based third world musicians who play Caribbean Zuzok and algerian moroccan Rai. Franz said they also wanted to hang out together which they re More Apt to do in Paris than in new York whore they have different sols of friends. My feeling is thai lately there has been less openness in America said Byrne. I wanted to gel away irom that feeling. There is thai kind of vibe Here that whatever is top 10 in the United states is All there is there is a lot going on in other Brno Frant and Tina Weymouth met at the Rhode Island school of design and still design their striking album packages. They added Jerry Harrison to the Trio and put out their first album in 1977. Watly bad Arou. Who played keyboards on speaking in tongues found the Paris studio and brought in other musicians. One guitarist had a big smile the entire time he was playing with us Weymouth said when you re putting Down music with that kind of Hearl left Leeling. You know it s coming across in the Harrison said the album has two moods. This organic larger band is primarily on the first Side of the he said. Whal Weymouth terms the More experimental or ominous songs Are on Side 2. After is Basic tracks were recorded. Byrne improvised melodies and then wrote the words i heard a Story about a French screenwriter who. When in was time to write a script would rent a hotel Toom and lock himself in the bathroom Byrne said. His Secretary would deliver Lood. He did t allow himself logo Oul of there until in was All done. He could barely afford to stay there. He had to work every Day. I tried lyrics Lor All is. On some the words and melodies weren t Quile right. It was Nice that we had enough. There was Ono Aboul marijuana it s a Greal song. Too bad. Ii was lagging behind in the race Lor the record so it did t make Byrne who is British married the american Lutz last july in Paris. Harrison has a son who is a year old. And Weymouth and Franu who Are married have two sons who Are s and 2. Since they Al have individual commitments to pursue the next talking Heads project probably will be another album instead of a tour. I put together storytelling giant. A compilation of All the band videos and shot some extra material to go Between them to kind of link said Byrne. I Hope to direct another movie Wilh Robert Wilson. In the summer in Europe. That s still in the planning Byrne s last f rim was True Loties. A musical Romp about an average Texas town. He also composed the noting Mead Tel of re Easa it lifted music for some scenes in Bernardo Bertolucci s the last emperor which won nine Academy awards. Harrison who produced the Bojeans inside looking Oul. Is pulling together a band to Lour behind the album he just released on Siro records. Casual gods " i did casual gods in Wisconsin in a basemen studio he said. My Mother was ill and my lather had passed away. I went backlog milk Waukee to take care of her whenever i could be hero musicians would pass through town or i used local musicians. I was paying for in myself. When i was Oke red a production of i would always do it thai caused my record to extend Over the years i think in made it much belter. The songs arc More diverse and i think my singing got Weymouth said she and Frantz just finished conscious Parry by Ziggy Marley and the Melody makers. Ii la their Only production outside of the Tom Tom club we Are going into the studio to finish up our third Tom Tom club record Franz said. Alter in s released in june i think Well Lour in Europe. We re in demand in Miami vice music Man escapes to by Larry Mcshane associated press an Hammer had one thing in common with the cocaine dealers on Miami vice he was fleeing Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs. Unlike those villains the Man behind the Wco music got away after three years of scoring the show Hammer has stepped Down from handling the weekly music chores for Miami vice and he s released a new album apply tilled escape from television. It was vory autobiographical when the name was coined Hammer said in an interview at his manager s Manhattan office. We went through Many different Ihen i came up with escape from television because i was definitely leaving the the decision to leave Hammer said was nol Loo Dill cull to make. There s other things i want to do like living without this sword hanging Over your head said Hammer 39. Who scored the first 69 vice episodes delivering a half hour of music Lor each show. Every week there s a new deadline it s nol healthy living it also forced Hammer who came to the United Stales irom his native Czechoslovakia in 1968, to pass on several projects. For example Hammer said it pained him to turn Down the Chance to score lethal weapon the Mel Gibson Danny Glover movie. "1 really like Mai Gibson. That would have been fun Hammer said Wilh regret. Bui he has Taw regrets Aboul Miami vice which created such opportunities and produced Hammer s Lone no. 1 single with the to show s theme song. Now Hammer says he s ready to return to his Solo career and continue his collaborative Elloris with guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck. I have some sketches Lor songs so we re going to get together and see Whalley sound like. Just mite and record just the two of us and see what happens said Hammer who works in a studio on his upstate new York estate. Jef is like second Nalbro to Hammer s initial collaborations with Beck followed the 1973 break up of his acclaimed fusion band Mah Vishnu orchestra which featured guitarist Jon Mclaughlin. These Days. Hammer said the idea of a band Doorn 1 Appeal to him any More. Those Days Are Over lot me. All through the 70s. I always had a band. I kept people on salaries year round said Hammer who toured Aboul eight months a year Back Ihen. Can you imagine the Drain the overhead i Don t feel the need Tor that and it just does t make there Are a few other things Hammer finds do nol make sense american radio and music videos. It s a machinery and in Force feeds people he said of radio. Through the whole top 10 format it just Loco feeds you re now going to dig these 40 songs and Only these 40 songs. You re not going to hear anything else it s just this chunk of 40 songs being jammed Down people s throats. These things Are Prech wed you know As for videos Hammer said to Tell you the Ullh i m sick and tired of them. I still like music music As opposed to music pictures. I think dial s what i object to thai everybody has a video and it s always Iho same and whal does to mean by always the same run Mohe Mill boys playing guitars on the rooftops boys playing Guillis in in Odesell and boys playing guitars Hammer explained. And the funniest thing is those really ugly Guys have these gorgeous woman just climbing Over them. They would t do in unless they were paid a k l of Money. It s just so after getting together with Beck Hammer plans to make his Tirol live appearances in Iho United slates since a 1983 Benefit tour. To Hopes to release another Solo album score some films and does l Rule out a return to television work. He d also to Content just hanging around Iho House playing Iho piano. I really Don l have any mountains to climb. I be Boon so Lucky in my life in s he said i Don t want to Analyse it because i might disturb something. I be been Able to be successful and to do whal i love. It s top of the charts top pop singles 1 wishing Well Arr 2. Anything for you Oke Len 3 Anoel 1 where do broken heart5oo wifi. P1mk Cadillac Natl cot b. Always on my Mino shop boy t prove your love Gjylo Olin Al. i Penny Halil Jui 9 electric Blue Luh dul id. Naughty girl Suneco love Tooi Sain by Fiji top pop albums 1 dirty dancing soundtrack i. Faith Owr i my Tohl 3 More arty dancing soundtrack 4. Hartline Kvitne Alwill d Arby 5. Bad Mem Jwili 0. 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