--- product_id: 170393162 title: "Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina" price: "$36.43" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/170393162-remain-in-love-talking-heads-tom-tom-club-tina store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina **Price:** $36.43 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina - **How much does it cost?** $36.43 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/170393162-remain-in-love-talking-heads-tom-tom-club-tina) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Two iconic bands. An unforgettable life. One of the most dynamic groups of the ‘70s and ‘80s, Talking Heads, founded by drummer Chris Frantz, his girlfriend Tina Weymouth, and lead singer David Byrne, burst onto the music scene, playing at CBGBs, touring Europe with the Ramones, and creating hits like “Psycho Killer” and “Burning Down the House” that captured the post-baby boom generation’s intense, affectless style. In Remain in Love , Frantz writes about the beginnings of Talking Heads―their days as art students in Providence, moving to the sparse Chrystie Street loft Frantz, Weymouth, and Byrne shared where the music that defined an era was written. With never-before-seen photos and immersive vivid detail, Frantz describes life on tour, down to the meals eaten and the clothes worn―and reveals the mechanics of a long and complicated working relationship with a mercurial frontman. At the heart of Remain in Love is Frantz’s love for Weymouth: their once-in-a-lifetime connection as lovers, musicians, and bandmates, and how their creativity surged with the creation of their own band Tom Tom Club, bringing a fresh Afro-Caribbean beat to hits like “Genius of Love.” Studded with memorable places and names from the era―Grace Jones, Andy Warhol, Stephen Sprouse, Lou Reed, Brian Eno, and Debbie Harry among them― Remain in Love is a frank and open memoir of an emblematic life in music and in love. Review: Punctures the Rock and Roll Myth - This is an essential read for anyone who is a fan of American new wave/post-punk music. It is exceptionally well written and follows a mostly chronological order in telling the story of how Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth met, fell in love, started a band, and ended up living a life in the arts. Every band seems to begin and end the same way. It dissolves into disputes over credit, money, jealousy and drugs. This is, sadly, one of the variations on that theme that you will find. The difference here is that it was dressed up in polo shirts and quirky beats. When Frantz deviates from the chronological telling of the story of Talking Heads, you end up wondering what might be missing from the rest of the story. The book sails along through their initial foray into CBGB and the New York music scene. You get to read the details of how they struggled and how they worked hard to make it. Frantz gives ample credit to everyone who helped and everyone they ran into. And then we go straight through the late 70s and into the early 80s in rapid fire succession. I would have liked to read more of how the middle catalog for Talking Heads was planned, recorded and toured. It seems like that era was a mere blip and over too quickly. When you think about how fast the Police and other contemporaries roared through album after album and tour after tour, you get a sense that the pace of all of this was what burned everyone out and exhausted the band. In the case of Talking Heads, nope. You'll get the straight story as to how David Byrne blew everything up. It does not sugarcoat anything. There are a handful of appearances by Jerry Harrison, and that's about it. Did they roll him around in a road case with wheels? We need an entire book about Happy Mondays, Shaun Ryder, and Bez being a nut. We need another book entirely to deal with their first tour of Europe with XTC. The real story, as told here, seems to be the nuts and bolts creation of the sound and style of the band that originated from Frantz and Weymouth. They wrote far more of the material than they were credited. They planned and demoed the songs. They created the visual presentations and talked to people about what they were about (being able to look others in the eye becomes a theme in the book). They put up with David's envy and indifference. And they paid for Remain in Light, which wouldn't have even happened if they had not done the legwork. Stick with the book until the end because there's a bombshell revelation. Most of what's here corrects the historical record. The myth that is punctured is that the rhythm section was just along for the ride. Wrong, they were the creative life blood. Overall, an excellent read. Review: Excellent reading . - Chris Frantz’s book is really an excellent reading. Talking Heads is one of my favourite group since my childhood and I had my own view about the group, without enough information. I am grateful to Chris Frantz sharing many interesting and valuable information and stories, not only about their group but about the CBGB’s groups and generally about New York the 70ies in a way I could easily imagine those times and almost be there with them. The descripton of their tours with the Ramones is extremly exciting and colorful. Of course it is not possible, even to visit CBGB today, or… to see the Talking Heads on stage. It was especially interesting how Chris Frantz writing about David Byrne. I always thought that he was the “ only head”, this is definitely changed now. It is always seemed to be the case that Byrne was really a special if not strange guy, but also it was one of his “power” . However this is now quite well known what’s behind of Byrne’s antisocial behaviour. He has Asperger syndrome, it could explain maybe a lot. Because the manner he treated the other Heads is deceptive and sad. I also think that Tina Weymouth is really a great bass player and their songs remain always in light, the music was new and exciting, something that is not really based on rhythm and blues or R&R but is one step beyond...Talking Heads as an avant-gardiste team showed the way to the future. It is one of the group I would even travel a lot to see them on stage. Having read this book I think it will never happen unfortunately. An idea to reconsider it, guys!! Thanks again, Mr Frantz for this book. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #264,691 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #47 in Punk Musician Biographies #305 in Rock Music (Books) #316 in Rock Band Biographies | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,343 Reviews | ## Images ![Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8114+IJyu6L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Punctures the Rock and Roll Myth *by B***S on August 1, 2020* This is an essential read for anyone who is a fan of American new wave/post-punk music. It is exceptionally well written and follows a mostly chronological order in telling the story of how Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth met, fell in love, started a band, and ended up living a life in the arts. Every band seems to begin and end the same way. It dissolves into disputes over credit, money, jealousy and drugs. This is, sadly, one of the variations on that theme that you will find. The difference here is that it was dressed up in polo shirts and quirky beats. When Frantz deviates from the chronological telling of the story of Talking Heads, you end up wondering what might be missing from the rest of the story. The book sails along through their initial foray into CBGB and the New York music scene. You get to read the details of how they struggled and how they worked hard to make it. Frantz gives ample credit to everyone who helped and everyone they ran into. And then we go straight through the late 70s and into the early 80s in rapid fire succession. I would have liked to read more of how the middle catalog for Talking Heads was planned, recorded and toured. It seems like that era was a mere blip and over too quickly. When you think about how fast the Police and other contemporaries roared through album after album and tour after tour, you get a sense that the pace of all of this was what burned everyone out and exhausted the band. In the case of Talking Heads, nope. You'll get the straight story as to how David Byrne blew everything up. It does not sugarcoat anything. There are a handful of appearances by Jerry Harrison, and that's about it. Did they roll him around in a road case with wheels? We need an entire book about Happy Mondays, Shaun Ryder, and Bez being a nut. We need another book entirely to deal with their first tour of Europe with XTC. The real story, as told here, seems to be the nuts and bolts creation of the sound and style of the band that originated from Frantz and Weymouth. They wrote far more of the material than they were credited. They planned and demoed the songs. They created the visual presentations and talked to people about what they were about (being able to look others in the eye becomes a theme in the book). They put up with David's envy and indifference. And they paid for Remain in Light, which wouldn't have even happened if they had not done the legwork. Stick with the book until the end because there's a bombshell revelation. Most of what's here corrects the historical record. The myth that is punctured is that the rhythm section was just along for the ride. Wrong, they were the creative life blood. Overall, an excellent read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent reading . *by R***8 on September 12, 2020* Chris Frantz’s book is really an excellent reading. Talking Heads is one of my favourite group since my childhood and I had my own view about the group, without enough information. I am grateful to Chris Frantz sharing many interesting and valuable information and stories, not only about their group but about the CBGB’s groups and generally about New York the 70ies in a way I could easily imagine those times and almost be there with them. The descripton of their tours with the Ramones is extremly exciting and colorful. Of course it is not possible, even to visit CBGB today, or… to see the Talking Heads on stage. It was especially interesting how Chris Frantz writing about David Byrne. I always thought that he was the “ only head”, this is definitely changed now. It is always seemed to be the case that Byrne was really a special if not strange guy, but also it was one of his “power” . However this is now quite well known what’s behind of Byrne’s antisocial behaviour. He has Asperger syndrome, it could explain maybe a lot. Because the manner he treated the other Heads is deceptive and sad. I also think that Tina Weymouth is really a great bass player and their songs remain always in light, the music was new and exciting, something that is not really based on rhythm and blues or R&R but is one step beyond...Talking Heads as an avant-gardiste team showed the way to the future. It is one of the group I would even travel a lot to see them on stage. Having read this book I think it will never happen unfortunately. An idea to reconsider it, guys!! Thanks again, Mr Frantz for this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Happy for Chris and Tina *by R***. on August 24, 2020* “From the first time I saw Talking Heads live (CBGB, 1976), I’ve had a huge thing for Tina Weymouth. And since then I’ve been biding my time, waiting for the right moment to make my move. But after reading Remain in Love by Chris Frantz, it’s become pretty clear to me that she’s already in a relationship, and what’s more, it looks to be serious. But you know something? That’s okay, I’m happy for Tina, and for Chris, a great drummer who has written a great book.” So goes Bill Murray’s praise on the back cover of Chris’ 2020 book Remain in Love, which chronicles Frantz’s life in the bands Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, as well as his long-time love for and marriage to musician Tina Weymouth. The first quarter of the book details the early days, before Talking Heads even formed, and speaks of an innocent and happy childhood, carefree teenage years culminating in his college experience at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, and meeting Tina there. The second quarter, my favorite, covers starry-eyed days and nights with Tina and David Byrne on the Bowery in New York, forming the band, playing their first shows at CBGB, hanging out with members of other NY bands (The Ramones, Television, Patti Smith Group, Blondie, …), getting signed to Sire Records, and finally releasing a proper album. Midway through the book, Chris and Tina get married in Kentucky and real adulthood begins. Here we get to the rise and growth of a phenomenal rock’n’roll band, the birth of another funky one, parenthood, fame (at least moderately), and the death of aforementioned phenomenal rock’n’roll band. The highlight here is his memories of life at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas, where he recounts colorful encounters and friendships with great 80s musical figures like Robert Palmer, Lee Perry, Bernie Worrell, Sly & Robbie, Chris Blackwell, and the deservedly revered Grace Jones, who even served as Frantz's bikini-clad personal trainer, commanding him, "This is for your glutes, man. This is for your ass. Do it! Chris! Do it!" This is also where we get to narratives that seem to divide readers on their opinion of the book and its author. Many, like Bill Murray, already entranced by Frantz’s happy-go-lucky personality and breezy writing style, can’t wait to really dive into the thick of things as Talking Heads take serious flight. Others seem to be forming an opinion of Chris as a spoiled rich white kid who thinks too highly of himself and is starting to get jealous and resentful of David Byrne’s growing control of the band. These folks often also take jabs at the lack of good editing here. While I see shades of what the latter group complains about, I find their viewpoint to be way too critical and harsh. This is a book meant to entertain us first and foremost. If you’re a Talking Heads fan, it does that handily. It is also a rock and roll book, not a sociopolitical thesis. So what if Chris gets a little overly sentimental about a pretty decent chicken salad sandwich he was served at Andy Warhol’s Factory or about Lou Reed pouring massive amounts of syrup on his pancakes when they had breakfast together at a diner once? After all, it’s not without a certain optimistic charm that parallels the joy of Talking Heads in the first place. Let Frantz have his quirky moments as long as he paints a colorful overall portrait of a creative and fun band and weighs in somewhat on meatier matters as well. He does both in spades, but it’s ultimately his thoughts on David Byrne that will draw the most heat from critics. This is where I also somewhat diverge from the author, although not as drastically as what I’m reading some critics spew. What Chris Frantz says about Byrne’s malintent may be (and likely is) true to some extent, but he fails to sufficiently temper it with a mature understanding of the plain truth that Byrne transcends him in terms of innate talent. Still, I can get myself to forgive the author for this infraction, chalk it up to his naivete, and move on with my enjoyment of the rest of the memorable stories he tucks in throughout Remain in Love. And as for Tina’s loveliness? Yeah, Chris is pretty convincing. You know something, Bill? I’m happy for them too! ## Frequently Bought Together - Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina - How Music Works - Bicycle Diaries --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/170393162-remain-in-love-talking-heads-tom-tom-club-tina](https://www.desertcart.us/products/170393162-remain-in-love-talking-heads-tom-tom-club-tina) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-09-16*