He is the cousin of fellow band members George and Louis Johnson.

[2] He appears in Talking Heads' 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense.

Additionally, Weir has worked as a session musician with a variety of artists, including Toni Childs.

He worked on several Jerry Harrison (of Talking Heads) solo albums, including the critically acclaimed Casual Gods, released in 1988.

The album spawned the US Mainstream Rock chart hit single "Rev It Up", which peaked at No.