Tina Weymouth Quotes

United States, Musician
November 22, 1950

Martina Michèle Weymouth is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author, best known as a founding member and bassist of the new wave group Talking Heads and its side project Tom Tom Club, which she co-founded with husband and Talking Heads drummer, Chris Frantz. In 2002, Weymouth was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Talking Heads.

Also known as Singer, Author, Songwriter

It's hard to be perfect, It really is. I keep learning things after I've already bungled it.

Tina Weymouth
- Perfect
- Learning
When Talking Heads started, we called ourselves Thinking Man's Dance Music.

Tina Weymouth
- Music
- Start

We don't really have more than acouple of solos. It's just the way our music is put together.

Tina Weymouth
- Music
- Together
- Way
Sometimes you don't want to be a slapstick clown in order to convey a funny perception of the world.

Tina Weymouth
I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar.

Tina Weymouth
- Play
- Player
- Guitar
In Europe they understand that the arts are incredibly important both culturally and economically.

Tina Weymouth
- Important
- Art
- Europe
We had our unhappy moments but they got channelled into the kind of sadness that was necessary for singing a song about going nowhere. So it worked out very well I think.

Tina Weymouth
- Thinking
- Song
- Singing
Even the Beatles found it hard to escape their image; they were trapped by it.

Tina Weymouth
- Hard
- Found
- Trapped

I would really love to work with Paul McCartney. Isn't that arrogant?

Tina Weymouth
- Arrogant
Stick to your instincts.

Tina Weymouth
- Instinct
- Sticks