Explore Quotes by Tina Weymouth

Stick to your instincts.

We groove off of everything, any sort of live show. The inner dialogue you're having with yourself, between you and the music, is for me the search for God.

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.

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

Talking Heads, for me and Chris, was a very personal thing that we shared with a lot of people. In a way, I'm glad it's over, because it allows us to move beyond the restrictions that followed.

We're not getting paid. We have these great musicians with us and it gives us a real charge. And the audience gives us a charge, because they keep it interesting all the time.

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

David is purely a conceptual artist. He didn't play any instruments or paint or anything. We were painters.

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 improvising on top of those.

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

I don't want to wreck my voice. I love to concentrate on playing the bass and keeping it very rock-solid. If I were singing, I would have blown out my voice.

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

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

We always thought the Tom Tom Club could change to anything, but it acquired this image, which was cartoon animation and this real light-hearted dance music.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Tom Tom Club has a whole different attitude and approach, not just musically but in performance. Some people said they liked it.

You learn just as much from your failures. Sometimes you love your failures even more.