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

I think, actually, that rock and roll is a misconception. It should no longer be a term for music.

I think that G-O-D is like the answer to a formula for creat­ing life. Or some kind of energy or anti­gravity. It's like the answer to an equation and it's become mythical over the years. But at one time we all knew what it was. I don't know when it was exactly, but that was the ancient knowledge. It's become diffused as it was handed down and turned into myth.

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

In music the mystical element is definitely there all the time, and one can see it. When it comes to rock and roll, when it comes to any kind of industry, it's not there. It's not there. So it's a battle between the two. Music, Industry.

You always fall for the rascal or the guy who's got a little bit of the devil in him. You can't help it.

I love the ACLU and I'm concerned now, especially when it comes to our rights, with current politics and the religious community and the Conservative majority or minority - I don't know who they are.