I mean I think that Blondie's influence is a little bit in a way more eclectic than those bands.

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.

We wanted to enjoy what we were doing and we had business things we had to straighten out and personnel problems and it sort of took a little time to do it.

If you were a painter and a rock and roll musi­cian and weren't established in either - to be an artist today you have to be as much a businessman to suc­ceed, you have to spend an equal amount of time doing business as you spend doing your craft.

Christina Aguilera is an incredible musician and singer.

The only person I really believe in is me.

I do know the effect that music still has on me - I'm completely vulnerable to it. I'm seduced by it.