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

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.

That undercurrent of the forbidden was always a part of rock.

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.

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.

That was always what I felt was the beauty of Rock 'n' Roll, it was entertainment and showbiz yet it had the idea of the voice of the people, it had an essence to it which was socially motivated. Not that I want to change to world, you know? But it was sort of relevant to real life, it involved the real essence of poetry or the real essence of fine art. But it was also entertainment. That was the real vitality.

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