Tina Weymouth

I play bass. I don't have to go out there and screech. ↗

— Tina Weymouth

#go #i #out #play

I think the idea of having the show divided into two parts was that Tom Tom Club opened for Talking Heads in Europe, and it was the best we'd ever had as an opening act. ↗

— Tina Weymouth

#best #club #divided #europe #ever

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

— Tina Weymouth

#i #love #mccartney #paul #paul mccartney

It's a cruel, heartless world out there in commercial rock 'n' roll, and when you take as much time off as we did, eight years, booking agents don't know if you'll draw. ↗

— Tina Weymouth

#booking #commercial #cruel #did #draw

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

— Tina Weymouth

#already #hard #i #keep #learning

It's just such a pleasure to bring a talent you respect to the world. ↗

— Tina Weymouth

#just #pleasure #respect #such #talent

Make it, not make it? What's the difference? Music is a language, it's a dance of life, and it can be a part of your life without being something that earns. ↗

— Tina Weymouth

#dance #difference #earns #language #life

Many Japanese painters and calligraphers would change their names intentionally to keep their relationship to the art always fresh. This way, others' expectations can be avoided. ↗

— Tina Weymouth

#art #avoided #change #expectations #fresh

Richard Lloyd of Television is one of my favorite guitarists. His mentor was Jimi Hendrix when he was just 14. Jimi was always pounding everything he knew into that kid. ↗

— Tina Weymouth

#everything #favorite #guitarists #hendrix #his

Sometimes you don't want to be a slapstick clown in order to convey a funny perception of the world. ↗

— Tina Weymouth

#convey #funny #order #perception #slapstick