I remember when I first heard the bassline on Psycho Killer. I was in love from then. Then I realised it was a woman playing, I'd never seen that before. A women, a tiny woman with a massive bass and a massive sound.

People say what they want, but this is the best induction speech I have ver heard and I have seen a lot of them. That feeling when something happens and your life changes. Kiedis conveyed that well. Other speeches.

And he may ask himself: How did he get there?

David Byrne came straight form his shift at UPS

funny thing is.....first time I heard the talking heads, made me feel smart too.

I know EXACTLY how Anthony felt when he listened to Talking Heads for the first time ... I felt the same way.

Anthony gave such a beautiful, vulnerable intro. Loved it.

David Byrne is the DEFINITION of what it means to be an ARTIST.

Such a rambling and understandable speak from Keidis. These guys were extraordinary!

I love Anthony Kiedis. His excitement about the Talking Heads is endearing. He so has ADD though - lol Absolutely love the Talking Heads! Tina Weymouth is one of the coolest chicks ever!

i'm crying. imagine living in a world without Talking Heads. i just can't. legends. fucking legends.

Seeing David speak was so funny! It's impossible to dislike his demeanor. He's so awkward, I love it.

Hilly Kristal was the man. He would let any band play his club CBGB's as long as they played "original music"...and look what the result was! The greatest alternative rock bands of all time. Television, Patti Smith, The Ramones, Talking Heads.

I'm proud to say that the 1st album I ever bought was Remain In Light. Listened to it in our basement on my dad's work bench. I was hooked from that point on.

haha this video is gold. so many different kinds of awkwardness in so many different moments. such a disjointed 17 minutes. big fan of talking heads and rhcp

Wow, when Tina said she would start and never stop, she wasn't kidding around.

talking heads definitely deserve to be inducted in the hall of fame they are one of the best bands i have heard. personally in my top 5 ever

I've seen well over a thousand concerts, and Talking Heads at the height of their power was perhaps the best.

My daughter is 13 years old now and Just LOVES The Talking Heads!! She dances and sings there music she loves them her fav band❤

Start watching at At 14 50... DB makes life worth living... ' don't touch that!' He is a beautiful animal. He has helped so many young musicians in his lifetime. Changed music forever

Who can ever forget hearing Psycho Killer for the first time. The Talking Heads are one of the best bands to ever have played. Their music is timeless for me. Love you Talking Heads! If you ever play again I'll be there to listen.

Remain in Light is one of the greatest albums ever made, as an integral unit.

ANTHONY is very articulate and his enthusiastic induction is one of the best I've heard

ONE OF THE BEST BANDS EVER!!!! DAVID YOU ARE A GENIUS FOR SURE!! Thank you for all of the good music.

I grew up in in a small country town in Victoria, Australia my late brother introduced the Talking Heads to me, and it has been a love affair of 31 years, I say the best group of artists that has ever been produced! Many happy times with your music!!

"A new kind of cool". Well said and good speech.

This speech is so true. I remember where I was when I first time in my life hear Talking Heads - it was in small cafe when I was with my (now ex)girlfriend and someone took "Speaking in tounges" vinyl and played it. I was totally shocked that music like this could even exist and sit there to hear the whole album.

@15:02-15:13 I cannot stop watching these 11 seconds over and over. His delight at the ridiculousness is... well... ridiculously delightful. 😁

It's important to remember that the bands and artists that aren't in The Hall Of Fame are just as valid as those that are already inducted

It's amazing how the music industry has changed even since this original broadcast happened music is available at consumers fingertips

Talking Heads "77" was one of the first albums I ever bought.I still listen to it today.

The tension on that stage is steaming. Nice to see them together again, though.

My first introduction to the talking heads was during the Mtv video era. They played the once in a lifetime video. Music was going in all sorts of directions at that time, and theirs was one of them. After all these years, I am here, stopping by to say thanks, for making me feel smart too.

their tribute to Hilly was spot on.....also the others mentioned......very much a class act from amazing artists that have touched me profoundly

The way he feels about the Talking Heads is the way I feel about RHCP. This was a beautiful tribute.

Personally I think the best part was when they brought Hilly Kristal on stage to thank him. Honestly...how many owners of how many clubs/bars do you see thanked at something like this?

Always loved the Heads. Tina is amazing. She is still so very beautiful after all these years. And her talent on bass and the band's talent is still unmatched and so important. Thank you Talking Heads for all that you were, all that you touched, and all that is real.

Can’t stop, addicted to the shindig

15:00 Reminds me of that scene in IT Crowd where Moss touched the mic in the courtroom and got a shock 😂 "oW tHaT'S eLEcTriC iN tHErE!!"

First time I've seen Anthony Kiedis in a shirt.

David Byrne is one of my favorite people lol "Do not touch that"

Never been in to RHCP but I think Kiedis was on point here. Heartfelt, honest and funny

I first heard pyschokiller in 1977 too - WYSP 94.1 Philadelphia. Alone in the bedroom I shared with my sister, turning up the speakers I’d been admonished to be careful of. It couldn’t be helped. Had to wait anxiously through a couple more songs after it finished to finally hear the DJ say who was performing this amazing song. Thank you wysp and thank you talking heads. One of a small number of bands I loved on first listen and for the rest of my life. And the days go by ....

Jerry Harrison is incredibly underrated.

The name of this band is Talking Heads.

This video makes me really emotional as I love Anthony Kiedis and I'm a huge Talking Heads fan, and I can tell how impressed Anthony was... I shed a tear, I really did ♥

Watching them perform "Take me to the river" on SNL and started buttoning my shirt to the top like David Byrne and noticing other kids at school doing the same thing. Talking Heads were then and still ahead of their time.

David Byrne is such a huge artist, but you can see how difficult at times it must have been to be in a band with him on a daily basis.

You can tell how fond David is of Jerry. Just watch him smile while Jerry speaks.

10:02 David looks like "Life During Wartime" is continuously playing in his head 😄

I like how David's solution to meet the microphone was to awkwardly squat sideways next to it

I am happy Anthony feels that way.

I don’t think people today understand just how VAST the influence of the talking heads camp is In the late 70s they elevated rock to a completely new level of artistry, inspiring untold numbers of musicians who would go on to do great things. In the 80s, they were “new wave” pioneers who inspired untold numbers of musicians yet again. They spearheaded the use of digital audio recording in a live setting. On top of all that, a track from one of their side projects (a side project for fucksake) went on to become the most sampled piece of music from the last 40 years...helping to shape the hip hop sound of the 90s which still resonates with mainstream to this day. It’s very difficult to overstate the influence of the talking heads

Man, the HEADS are right up there with my favorite bands. It's so sad that David can't move on and get them back together for a reunion tour.

Wow....saw the Talking Heads in 1983 as a senior in HS......surprised to hear on this video that they hadn't played live in 18 years prior to this induction.......

Can't believe someone down the line actually came onto this comment section and suggest talking heads not so good and undeserving when the fact is TALKING HEADS ARE ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREATEST BANDS AND MORE THAN DESERVES...SHOULD HAVE LONG SINCE BEEN INDUCTED INTO R.R.H.O.F. AND YES DAVID BYRNE IS A GENIOUS AND TINA IS PART OF IT SHE IS GREAT : ) CONGRADULATIONS TALKING HEADS!!!

Not only does listening to them make me feel smart, but it makes me feel like being weird is okay.

All I can say is every time I watch it makes me smile so wide! So many great moments in all the speeches

I love Tina Weymouth forever

David Byrnes Medical Condition is Acute Awesomeness

RHCP and Talking Heads are my fave bands. I remember the first time I heard Talking Heads too. It was "Road to Nowhere" during the credits of Little Monsters (1989), I think I was about 9 and I was like, "Aw yiss!".

I’d heard Take Me To The River on the radio when it first came out, but I wasn’t particularly moved by it. I liked it, but nothing spectacular. My first time experiencing Taking Heads was when I saw SMS at the theater. What a moment! I was absolutely mesmerized and a huge Talking Heads fan from that day on. Immediately left the theater and began buying all their albums beginning with their current release at the time Little Creatures. Still listening after all these years and still among my favorite bands of all time.

Talking heads, "found a job "great song . Love that band, peace

David was so cool to be able to remember all those personality checks and all those different thoughts that everyone has to remember to live in this world of ours.

Anthony is just incredible. He expresses himself through so many ways and is truly inspiering

Love her discourse. So authentic.

Those are some beautiful heartfelt words right there. Well articulated, Anthony.

they’re so weird… I LOVE IT

David is me whenever I speak to anyone lmao

So much class and integrity.

Love the geeking out...music is forever; no matter what genre.

Tina was a gorgeous in 1981, and still is! Still seems to have a great soul! She's my -- and Mr. Franz's' -- favorite fellow club member! They're ALL amazing, though!

You can really tell Jerry loved the band and didn't like how it ended. It's a shame David couldn't put aside his feelings to keep it all together

My whole life I have had Tina's bass lines stuck in my head but I never get sick of it ❤️

I was in awe of the Beatles and the Stones and yes they took what we had and fed it back to us but I felt a part of the Talking Heads because they were from and did the things I did and I love them for that and we are just so fridge thankful for you guys and girl to create what you did in the way you did it so THANK YOU SO MUCH and Keep Thanking THE LORD BECAUSE HE IS NOT ONLY WATCHING BUT HES LISTENING TOO..

Even now, if this band rejoined for a concert, I would spend MONEY and travel far to see them play together again.

Like other bands, Talking Heads existed at a certain time and in a certain dimension. Trying to come together so many years later with some semblance of similarity "so far back" must have been weighing on them, David in particular. When you change so much over time, it gets really difficult to come together (like a reunion with an ex).

Pure 100% Gold. Living legends.

I also remember perfectly first time heard them, it was Fear of Music. still can't get tired of it. Heaven is a place. .. where music never ceases to play

It sounds cheesy but the first Talking Heads experience I clearly remeber was when my Mom and Dad used to sing Stay Up Late to me when I was a little kid. It also means a lot to me because for their first dance at their wedding was This Must Be the Place.

The band didn't thank Anthony Kiedis for his kind and humble speech.

I remember the first TH song I heard as well. Remember where I was, too. I was at my friend Bruce's dorm room in 1978 and he put on "Once In a Lifetime". I thought that was the sexiest, most thrilling rock song I had ever heard.

He’s right. I remember the first time I listened to the Talking Heads.

We have to make allowances for David. David is what David is. I do know he is an amazing talent and and Talking Heads did change my life and he was the driving force behind them. Without him there would have been no Talking heads. Stop Making Sense is one of the all time greatest concerts. David has done so many other impressive things as well. Writing books and designing bicycle stands are just two of them. Many brilliant people can be on the edge but fortunately he is still with us and still being very creative. Also Tina's speech here was really great She really gave a great analysis of the problems in the recording industry and how things should work. She and David basically won't talk to each other but that didn't stop Talking Heads from producing life changing music.

Getting inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame only happens Once in a Lifetime

Beautiful video, truly, thank you, observing the tail end of the days when music was real, generated by artists and composers and not by super-producers and the other, myriad money interests. Composers learned to keep hold of their copyright in the 80's and that was their death warrant. So, the great days are long gone for the music industry and the culture, but we have the recordings and videos like these. Thanks.

He is sonsweet and grateful. Brings tears to my eyes

Not that I think it was intentional, but Jonathan Demme should have gotten a mention here. I know the Talking Heads have so much incredible music, but Stop Making Sense is so crucial to their history, and arguably their greatest hits album. Seriously, that album alone sort of defines them for many fans and there isn't really anything else you need. And Jonathan is incredibly important to that and just am surprised David didn't mention him. Without that film and soundtrack I truly don't know how well they'd be remembered today. They obviously should have been, but that was one of those perfect capsules that, thank god, everyone loved and cherished. Still the greatest concert film of all time.

RIP Hilly Kristall The Godfather of Punk Rock

All the "ums are what made this special. from the Heart,

"It made me want to dance like a maniac, which I love." Amen to that.

I actually remember hearing Talking Heads for the first time too. :) Take Me To The River performed on SNL. Haven't been able to find that performance anywhere since though.

I loved it when Chris said "gave this band a happy ending". They should also induct Hilly Kristal, CBGB changed rock music entirely.

You can feel that each and every one of them have so much going on inside their minds, it's crazy, their music is phenomenal becuase it lets all that stuff out, BRILLIANT!

Fear of Music changed my life.

16:18 - WTF? Random, meaningless and unexplained camera angle change - only at a Talking Heads RRHOF induction.

David needs to make long amends with the other three, so they can rebuild their friendship and hopefully perform again together some day.

i bought many tapes / music from all since a teen and thank you for saying all this . so nice and graceful! :))

I ❤ this band. I truly do!

David Byrne hates public speaking lmao. I don't blame him I'd be the same