“I shuffled into this big open room, and Tina was there and she was very upset. She said to me, ‘If we get rid of David, would you join the band?’”: Adrian Belew insists he was asked to replace David Byrne in Talking Heads

David Byrne and Adrian Belew of Talking Heads perform at Agora Ballroom in Atlanta Georgia. November 18, 1980.

Adrian Belew has had an interesting career that’s taken in session work with everyone from David Bowie to King Crimson to Nine Inch Nails, as well as a long tenure in King Crimson. And in a new interview with Vulture, he’s discussed some of the classic records he’s played on.

One of those was Talking Heads’ Remain In Light, which, as fans of the band will know, had a difficult gestation that led to arguments over credits between Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz on one side and David Byrne and producer Brian Eno on the other.