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.

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

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 take lots of vitamins, but I don't think that's what keeps us going.

I get myself a gig somewhere, whether it's in a club, whether it's in a bar, it doesn't matter, and I just work on New Year's Eve because I always feel it's very symbolic for me for the next year, for the new year.

If I were to do a foundation, it would be to promote solar energy. And I'm worried about drilling for oil. I think it is harming the earth, 'cos it drains the layer of oil under the surface, and that could be causing earthquakes. It's like we're giving the earth arthritis. I don't know if that sounds crazy.

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