Tina Weymouth

Tina Weymouth is genuinely one of the most underrated figures in rock history, and I say that as someone who thinks Talking Heads are one of the greatest bands to ever exist. She came in as a relative beginner on bass — self-taught, learning on the job — and ended up anchoring one of the most rhythmically adventurous bands of the late '70s and '80s. That locked-in, hypnotic groove she laid down on tracks like Psycho Killer and once in a Lifetime? That's the foundation everything else dances on top of. And then she co-founded Tom Tom Club with husband Chris Frantz, which gave us Genius of Love — a song so infectiously funky it's been sampled more times than I can count. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee in 2002, and honestly, still not celebrated enough.

Name (English)

Tina Weymouth

Name (Japanese)

ティナ・ウェイマス

Reading

てぃな・うぇいます

Born

November 22, 1950 (age 75)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Tiger

Origin

Coronado, California, United States

Occupation

bassist / singer / musician / songwriter / composer

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.tomtomclub.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B9

Tags

• California
• bassist
• singer
• musician

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.