I really, really like writing songs. Capote wrote every day. He said that's the only way, you have to sit down every day and do it...Something that's written out is okay, but it's not always a clear indication of what a person means.

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.

But as a writer and performer, I want to get paid for what I do.

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

I don't really memorize every little thing I have to do because then I start to think about it too much! I like to keep it in the here and now and not what's coming up.

Morality should have to do with killing people or hurting them or stealing from them, but when it comes to adult choices, I don't see it.

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