Before they were art rock pioneers, Talking Heads were just trying to get a few friends to dance. On The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, and Tina Weymouth looked back on their beginnings as a humble cover band at the Rhode Island School of Design—playing songs by Smokey Robinson, The Who, and Velvet Underground—just to entertain their friends. From braving the bass to getting blown away by The Ramones at CBGB, these early days were the raw material for something legendary.
