David Byrne Remembers Jonathan Demme, Collaborating On 'Stop Making Sense'
Jonathan Demme may be best remembered for directing The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia, but in the following breath Stop Making Sense will no doubt follow.
The concert film, which documents the surrealistic live show of Talking Heads in the band's prime, became one of the most celebrated documents of live music we have; frontman David Byrne's oversized cream suit, the beautiful choreography, its whimsy and touching humanity.
Following Demme's death today, of his collaborator, who he recalls as a passionate music lover — Demme directed music videos for Bruce Springsteen, New Order, The Feelies and more. There were musical projects that surfaced through his career, among them the album , a collection of songs which Demme compiled after directing a documentary about Haiti. You can read Byrne's full piece below.
