Working as a solo artist has given me a confidence that I didn't have with Blondie.

And I wasn't convinced that I was the most talented person in the world.

I'm interested in Buddhism. Of all the organized religions, that to me is the only one that makes even vague sense. I just don't have the discipline for that kind of practice.

I'm against the idea that rock stars have to live a life that's completely understandable or predictable to their audience....Maybe I'll just be the mysterious figure that'll never be able to truly be defined. Maybe that's what my thing is.

I'm a culture vulture, and I just want to experience it all.

I don't think that the punk sound really became the punk sound until much later. The punk era wasn't really just one musical sound. There are a lot of differences among Television, the Ramones, and the Talking Heads.

I've had some lovely extraordinary experiences on New Year's Eve.