Yesterday, information broke that each one 4 members of Speaking Heads will reunite subsequent month for a Q&A on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition to coincide with the re-release and restoration of Jonathan Demme’s Cease Making Sense. It is going to be simply the third time that the classic-era lineup has gotten collectively publicly since disbanding in acrimonious vogue, leading to grudges that also appeared to nonetheless be ongoing earlier this yr.

In a brand new interview with PEOPLE, David Byrne talked about their breakup and his relationship with Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, and Jerry Harrison now.

“As a youthful individual, I used to be not as nice to be round. Once I was engaged on some Speaking Heads exhibits, I used to be extra of a little bit tyrant,” Byrne informed PEOPLE. “After which I realized to calm down, and I additionally realized that collaborating with individuals, each side get extra if there’s relationship as an alternative of me telling all people what to do… I believe [the end] wasn’t dealt with properly. It was type of ugly.”

Byrne went on to say that “divorces could be ugly.” “I’ve regrets on how that was dealt with. I don’t assume I did it in one of the simplest ways, however I believe it was type of inevitable that might occur anyway,” he mentioned. “We’ve a cordial relationship now. We’re type of in contact, however we don’t hang around collectively.”

Byrne additionally talked about revisiting Cease Making Sense for its fortieth anniversary, and its upcoming theatrical re-release by A24. “My voice continues to be in good condition, however there’s one backwards leap that I do, and I am going, ‘How on the planet did you try this?’” Byrne mentioned. “[But] I’m curious. I’m hopeful {that a} wider, type of youthful viewers will get to see this and see what we’ve performed. I’m optimistic that it’s going to achieve a distinct viewers that wasn’t conscious of a number of these items.”

The restoration of Cease Making Sense can have its premiere on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition on September 11, which can be adopted by the Speaking Heads Q&A moderated by Spike Lee.

Right here’s a brand new trailer for the movie: