In a later interview, Weymouth recalled how the group chose the name Talking Heads: "A friend had found the name in the TV Guide, which explained the term used by TV studios to describe a head-and-shoulder shot of a person talking as 'all content, no action'.
Nunha entrevista posterior, Weymouth explicou como escolleu o nome de Talking Heads ("cabezas falantes"): "Un amigo atopou o nome na TV Guide, que explicaba que a expresión a empregaban os estudios de televisión para describir unha persoa que falaba todo o contido do programa, sen acción."