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==Legacy and influence== Talking Heads have been cited as an influence by many artists, including [[Nelly Furtado]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universalmusic.at/pop/contributor/338213/biography/Nelly+Furtado|title=NELLY FURTADO β Loose β ''The Story''|publisher=[[Universal Music]]|access-date=December 2, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003050822/http://www.universalmusic.at/pop/contributor/338213/biography/Nelly+Furtado|archive-date=October 3, 2015}}</ref> [[Eddie Vedder]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.spin.com/2003/07/my-life-music-eddie-vedder/|title=My Life in Music: Eddie Vedder|author=SPIN staff|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|SPIN]]|date=July 15, 2003}}</ref> [[LCD Soundsystem]],<ref>{{cite web|title=James Murphy on LCD Soundsystem|author=David Marchese|work=Vulture|date=August 21, 2017|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/james-murphy-on-lcd-soundsystems-return.html|access-date=March 30, 2022}}</ref> [[Foals (band)|Foals]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Foals Total Life Forever Review|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/h9m5|publisher=BBC|access-date=November 15, 2013}}</ref> [[the Weeknd]],<ref name="bruce">{{cite web |title=The Weeknd's New Album Is Inspired by Bad Brains, Talking Heads and the Smiths|author=Calum Slingerland|work=[[Exclaim!]]|date=February 6, 2016|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/the_weeknds_new_album_is_inspired_by_bad_brains_talking_heads_and_the_smiths|access-date=September 6, 2016}}</ref> [[Primus (band)|Primus]],<ref>[http://www.ram.org/music/primus/articles/mackerel_bio.html Primus press release]. Retrieved August 12, 2012.</ref> [[Bell X1 (band)|Bell X1]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Matthew Magee|url=http://www.tribune.ie/article/2003/jul/27/clear-as-a-bell-x1/|title=Clear as a Bell X1|date=July 27, 2003|access-date=March 4, 2011|work=[[Sunday Tribune]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721133524/http://www.tribune.ie/article/2003/jul/27/clear-as-a-bell-x1/|archive-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref> [[the 1975]],<ref name="GoldenPlec">{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenplec.com/the-1975-interview/ |title = The 1975 β Interview |publisher = GoldenPlec |first = Darragh |last = Faughey |date = December 11, 2012 |access-date = February 11, 2016}}</ref> [[Kesha]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Garland|first1=Emma|title=Kesha's MySpace Profile from 2008 is Better Than DJ Khaled's Snapchat|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/keshas-myspace-profile-from-2008-is-better-than-dj-khaleds-snapchat/|website=Noisey|publisher=Vice Media|date=January 8, 2017|access-date=January 20, 2017}}</ref> [[St. Vincent (musician)|St. Vincent]],<ref>{{cite web |title= Interview: ANNIE CLARK a.k.a. ST. VINCENT on 'Strange Mercy' |first= Shahlin |last= Graves |publication-date= May 26, 2012 |website= coupdemainmagazine.com |url=http://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/annie-clark/interview-annie-clark-aka-st-vincent-%E2%80%98strange-mercy |access-date= March 25, 2017 |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207191202/http://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/annie-clark/interview-annie-clark-aka-st-vincent-%E2%80%98strange-mercy |archive-date= February 7, 2013}}</ref> [[Danny Brown]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/various-artists-211-1199664 | title = Danny Brown talks Talking Heads and Radiohead influence | last1=Moore | first1=Sam | website=[[NME]] | date = June 15, 2016}}</ref> [[Trent Reznor]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vinylwriters.com/trent-reznor-on-talking-heads-remain-in-light-1980/ | title = Trent Reznor on Talking Heads β Remain in Light (1980) | last1=Reznor | first1=Trent | website=Vinyl Writers | date = September 26, 2020 | access-date = December 17, 2020}}</ref> [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] frontman [[Alex Kapranos]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/08/24/214476665/franz-ferdinands-alex-kapranos-on-the-importance-of-structure|title=Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos On The Importance Of Structure|website=Npr.org|access-date=June 21, 2021}}</ref> and [[Radio 4 (band)|Radio 4]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jelbert |first=Steve |date=February 28, 2003 |title=Radio 4: New York calling |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/radio-4-new-york-calling-120669.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707013810/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/radio-4-new-york-calling-120669.html |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=[[The Independent]] |quote=We were influenced by sound around us, faceless [[house music|house]] stuff where you don't know the artist, and also Talking Heads, [[ESG (band)|ESG]], [[Liquid Liquid]], real New York City stuff.}}</ref> [[Radiohead]] took their name from the 1986 Talking Heads song "Radio Head",<ref name="ROSS">{{cite news |last=Ross |first=Alex |date=August 20, 2001 |title=The Searchers |newspaper=[[The New Yorker]] |url=https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2001/08/20/010820fa_FACT1 |access-date=March 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214053947/http://www.therestisnoise.com/2004/04/mahler_1.html |archive-date=February 14, 2008}}</ref> and cited ''Remain in Light'' as a critical influence on their 2000 album ''[[Kid A]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 1, 2000 |title=No more Thom for guitar rock |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/radiohead-393-1309133 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201182054/http://www.nme.com/news/music/radiohead-393-1309133 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=November 30, 2017 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref> Italian filmmaker and director [[Paolo Sorrentino]], receiving the Oscar for his film ''[[La Grande Bellezza]]'' in 2014, thanked Talking Heads, among others, as his sources of inspiration.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick|title=Italy Cheers Foreign Oscar Victory For Paolo Sorrentino's 'Beauty'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/italy-cheers-foreign-oscar-victory-for-paolo-sorrentinos-beauty-1201124195/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 3, 2014|access-date=May 4, 2014}}</ref>
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