I'm told that my blood sugar level was twelve times the legal limit - I was sweating honey.

Don't look at the poster on your wall and think 'I could never do that.' Look at the poster on your wall and think 'I'm gonna do that!'

CBGB represents a lot to New York City and to underground rock and to new wave and post-punk and whatever. But, you know, it's like tearing down the Jefferson Memorial or something.

When there's so much left to do, why spend your time focusing on things you've already done, counting trophies or telling stories about the good old days?

When you're young, you're not afraid of what comes next. You're excited by it.

I mean, I never liked being told what to do. It's one of the reasons I dropped out of school.

I believe the history of American music is just as important as anything political because it's changed generations of people.