You do the best you can up to age 10 to instill good values and that sort of thing, but after that, you just have to be there because you can’t be instilling it anymore. It was just much more crucial, that’s when your whole frontal lobe is developing. I spent much more quality time with my kids. Adolescence was a very critical time, I did not tour much. You need to be around and not just anybody can do that–can answer those questions. But when they get to be older, then you have really serious questions arising and the windows of opportunity to address those questions are very short. When they’re babies it’s easier, they’re very portable and you can plop a baby into a nanny’s arms and everyone knows how to take care of baby. It was called “Escape From New York” and I didn’t want to leave them behind for an extended time. But with Tom Tom Club, I took them on the last tour that we did with the Ramones. With Talking Heads, I just did one tour with the baby and then that was the end of that then. TW: I’d take them on tour to some extent, I thought it was going to be easier than it was. T: Did you ever have to take them on tour with you? They’re young men now, they’re doing their own thing completely. Robin went to Savannah College of Art and Design, but now he’s a composer. ![]() TW: Well, they moved to guitars after they saw the Ramones, and Egan was a drummer in a punk band but now does fine art. They both started playing drums, like their dad. That was the first thing the boys did when they were babies. With Egan, we weren’t in the midst of an album when he was born, but he was a little crawling baby when we made the last album, holding his drum sticks. Tina Weymouth: I actually went into labor as I was putting in my last bass part. T: You had your first baby in November 1982 (Robin, 29) after finishing Speaking in Tongues with Talking Heads? How was recording throughout your pregnancy? ![]() She speaks with the kindest voice, as this conversation felt as comfortable as gossiping after school with a best friend. Be warned: Tina is wonderfully intelligent and well versed. This rock-star mom was nice enough to have a long and wonderful phone conversation with BTR about being a hardworking woman in rock, raising kids while exposing them to the joys and protecting them from the harsh realities of life on tour, family life past and present, Zappa, and her personal opinions on motherhood. From the dingy streets of NYC’s Lower East Side during the 1970s and ’80s, to the top of the rock charts, to maintaining her success with numerous hits from her and Chris’ side project, Tom Tom Club, Tina has done it all in her professional life, including raising two happy, healthy children. ![]() Tina’s bass lines, in particular, differentiated the band with her funk drive, unique rhythms, and no-holding-back attitude. They later added Jerry Harrison on guitar and together, created several groundbreaking records that changed how people thought about music and rock n’ roll. Tina was the bassist for Talking Heads, which featured her longtime boyfriend, (now husband) drummer Chris Frantz and front-man/guitarist David Byrne. I’m talking about one of the best bassists in rock history, one of the most influential women in the world of music– the Tina Weymouth, herself. Moms have the tendency to take on double, triple, even quadruple duty when it comes to their kids, and this mom in particular is an expert at juggling many different roles at once. Mother’s Day is right around the corner and to honor all those amazing moms out there, we hope you’re having a wonderful Mother’s Week here on BTR.
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