Tina Weymouth

Description: (Musician, Founding Member and Bassist of the New Wave Group ‘Talking Heads’)

Tina Weymouth is an American musician and guitarist who is famously known as a co-founder of ‘Talking Heads’, one of the most critically acclaimed rock bands of the 1980s. She, along with her husband Chris Frantz and friend David Byrne, formed the band and achieved huge popularity during the 1980s, setting a trend of a new-age rock culture. She and her husband later formed another band known as ‘Tom Tom Club,’ which was almost like a side project of their main band ‘Talking Heads,’ and created a lot of popular music together. In her own words, Tina is a “self-taught musician” and was inspired by some of the legends of the music industry including artistes and bands like the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Peter Paul.

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Birthday November 22, 1950 (Sagittarius)
Alternative names Martina Michèle Weymouth
Spouse/Ex- Chris Frantz (m. 1977)
Parents Ralph Weymouth
Laure Weymouth
Children Egan Frantz, Robin Frantz
Relatives Lani Weymouth, Laura Weymouth and Yann Weymouth
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