If there is a new fascism, it won't come from skinheads and punks; it will come from people who eat granola and think they know how the world should be.

The problem with computers is that there is not enough Africa in them.

When I was at art college, the teachers who helped me were not the ones I agreed with, or the ones who encouraged me, but the ones who took very strong positions. Because if someone does that, you can find your own position in relation to it: what is it that I don't agree with? In the studio I want to articulate a position clearly enough so that other people can use it - or chuck it away if they don't want it.

The dominant theory coming out of Hollywood is that peoples' attention spans are getting shorter and shorter and they need more stimulation.

When I was working with Talking Heads what would happen typically is that they would go out and start playing a track, and I would always run the tape. I always record everything, even a run through where you're trying to get in tune. That's a principle because sometimes when the situation isn't clear interesting things happen, and they are worth listening to again.

I'm always interested in what you can do with technology that people haven't thought of doing yet.

Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable.