Before rumors of an impending Talking Heads reunion gather too much steam, guitarist Jerry Harrison and drummer Chris Frantz are quick to put them to bed.

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Reached by email, Harrison said, simply, “the rumor is false” when probed about a Mediamass report that the band has recorded as many as eight songs and is planning a 2017 world tour. Harrison provided no other comment to BlastEcho. Later, Frantz added via text, “I wish it were true. It should be happening but [frontman] David [Byrne] is holding out.”

The Talking Heads are one of only a few powerhouse bands who’ve disbanded and stayed that way. In the past all members of the band, but Byrne, have been receptive to a reunion; Byrne, however, prefers to concentrate on his solo career, telling a U.K. paper seven years ago “I’m not keen [on a reunion] and it’s unlikely to happen. I don’t need the money badly enough.”

The band hasn’t played as a unit since a three-song set at their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2002. They officially disbanded in 1991.