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30 quotes by Tina Weymouth

Martina Michèle "Tina" Weymouth (born November 22, 1950) is an American musician, 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.
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Art is not predictable. Art is not golf, as great as that may be. There are 360 degrees of choice to make.

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

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Sometimes, you have to go through a phase whether you like it or not.

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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... →

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If you have this passion for music, you don't stop doing it - it chooses you and doesn't release you.

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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... →

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When Talking Heads started, we called ourselves Thinking Man's Dance Music.

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

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

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Stick to your instincts.

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We don't always know what we're doing. We often just get excited, put something down, and say, 'Oh, neat'.

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Many Japanese painters and calligraphers would change their names intentionally to keep their relationship to the art always fresh. This way... →

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When we were making Speaking in Tongues and Remain in Light, we were jamming. From that we were taking the best bits and then recording and... →

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