I want people to hear musicians like Joe Cuba. He has done things to whole masses of Puerto Rican people. The music is fantastic and important.

No more free steps to heaven.

Rather than really have, like a close relationship to anything that's coming out today, people are just, they've got it on as background music. It's kind of the same way the cabdrivers use music; it's very disposable.

Rebel, rebel, you've torn your dress. Rebel, rebel, your face is a mess. Rebel, rebel, how could they know? Hot tramp, I love you so.

I'm always amazed that people take what I say seriously. I don't even take what I am seriously.

I guess, - a greater number of the 26 or so albums that I've made are known in Europe than they are in America.

Touring with Iggy Pop was something to do. It was good fun. I got drunk a lot.