yup, and pink floyd was called MEGADEATH

danno wrote:
**And what about Adrian Belew then..?**

good call, danno – the wikipedia entry for talking heads, from which all of the above information was stripped, doesn’t mention belew – therefore this plagiarized site wouldn’t have it either . . . funny, tho, adrian’s wiki page DOES mention his work with talking heads in detail, maybe jill just didn’t have time to climb that hill . . .

Gail Pink wrote:
**David Byrne has always struck me as being kind of a dick.**

funny, he always seemed like a really cool guy to me for the past 30+ years i’ve followed his career, right up until today when i read about him suing THE HEADS for “cashing in” on their own band! my beautiful girl johnette needed that gig, dammit . . .

atanguay wrote:
**Another great list…**

thank wikipedia for that . . .

Lew wrote:
**Yes, this was some great info.**

again, we know who to thank for that, lew . . .

**And while I consider David Byrne to be an artistic genius, he does strike me as a dick (as Gail wrote). **

do guys often “strike you as a dick,” lew? nevermind, TMI lol . . .

**Thanks for the post, Jill.**

again, THANK WIKIPEDIA, lew . . .

**Fave Heads Line: Pleasantly out of proportion…**

why am i not surprised?

violet wrote:
**Can we round up some names of artistic geniuses who aren’t/weren’t dicks? I’m having trouble thinking of any, but they must exist.**

just from my personal experience, i can say FOR SURE nik turner of hawkwind, ed wynne of ozric tentacles, larry coryell, spencer davis, stanley clarke, dave liebman, and many others . . . and i’m sure they’ve all had their bad days like all of us, but i spent enough time with each of them to know their general nature is NOT “dicky” . . . couldn’t say that about shawn lane, for example, or mick taylor . . .

**Maybe it’s something to do with being so loyal to your passion and vision that you don’t give much room/thought to others. Your artistic output soars while your personal relationships don’t work.**

sure, why not? works for me lol . . .

Jen Diggity wrote:
**More good music trivia!**

yeah, there’s lots of it at wikipedia, where all of this came from . . .

vonskippy wrote:
**I’d say Laurie Anderson isn’t a dick. Very cool, very interesting, and is just “one of the guys” to hang out with.**

i bet she is cool . . .

Lloyd wrote:
**@voilet: Coltrane quit heroin in 1957 and lived until 1967. Any other examples od his dickdom?**

now lloyd . . . violet did not give any “examples” of coltrane’s “dickdom,” she merely noted something very true, that heroin addicts are usually going to have emotional issues . . .

however, you have given a fine “example” of yours, lloyd . . .

DaveL wrote:
**Great trivia**

okay, i’m not going to say it again . . .

wiki wiki!! lol, couldn’t help myself . . .

Liam Bradley wrote:
**Does anyone know what the true meaning behind the song “Mr Jones”?**

yes

~cj

Can’t figure it out!

In RI people order wieners “up the arm” meaning that they stack the hot dogs from the elbow up to the wrist to transport the wieners to a person’s table.

The gesture used in the “once in a lifetime” video and performances is EXTREMELY similar to stacking wieners up your arm. So Rhode Island is where that weird gesture seems to come from.
you can see this gesture at the 4 minute mark in this you tube clip from Stop Making Sense.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw54-rCIrPs&feature=related

Now my 3-1/2 year old has been requesting “Make Believe Mambo” for months now, and has taken a great liking to Mr. Jones. He loves them horn arrangements.

Also, do yourself a favor and check out a video I watch about once a month, the Heads live in Rome doing Crosseyed & Painless. The camera work blows, but Belew is on guitar and the energy in that performance just blast out of the tiny yootoob screen.

Oh, and I have tix for DB’s Seattle show in June. Can’t wait – dick or not!

http://www.puppiesandflowers.com/archives/2009/04/david_byrneburning_d own_the_ho.html

I can think of several artists who aren’t/weren’t dicks: John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Louis Armstrong, McCoy Tyner…

I’m sure I could come up with more; that’s just off the top of my head.

Love that video! And what a great addition to the W movie trailer.

I’d say Laurie Anderson isn’t a dick. Very cool, very interesting, and is just “one of the guys” to hang out with.

Maybe it’s something to do with being so loyal to your passion and vision that you don’t give much room/thought to others. Your artistic output soars while your personal relationships don’t work.

And while I consider David Byrne to be an artistic genius, he does strike me as a dick (as Gail wrote). One CD of Byrne’s – Rei Momo – is incredible. It’s all salsa, mambo and the like.

I did see the Stop Making Sense show in DC and it was OUTSTANDING! Thanks for the post, Jill.

Fave Heads Line: Pleasantly out of proportion…

These guys helped me get in to ‘alternative’ music when I was a kid listening to Men at Work. My buddy had this weird album that he thought was really cool. Plus ‘Once in a Lifetime’ was on Mtv all the time.