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He was offered a spot in the band in 1976, while he was still studying at Harvard. Tina Weymouth phoned Harrison to ask him to come and see Talking Heads play in Boston, not knowing he had already seen them and had been impressed by their material. After the performance, Harrison did not give a precise answer about whether he would join the group. | He was offered a spot in the band in 1976, while he was still studying at Harvard. Tina Weymouth phoned Harrison to ask him to come and see Talking Heads play in Boston, not knowing he had already seen them and had been impressed by their material. After the performance, Harrison did not give a precise answer about whether he would join the group. | ||
By January 1977, David Byrne had developed a stage persona that involved wearing a "sport shirt" and saying "Thank you very much" at the end of each song.<ref>Morse, Steve. “An Arty Rock Beat.” ''The Boston Globe'', 22 Jan. 1977, ghostarchive.org/archive/vyrr2. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.</ref> | |||
== Talking Heads: 77 (1977) == | == Talking Heads: 77 (1977) == | ||