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.

It's scary times for humanity, it seems. But as my octogenarian father tells me, "The world has seen harder times, and the world will survive." The arc of history is long, and the mess we're currently making is just a blip.

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

You have to leave room for the other person's ego.

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 thought I'd live to a ripe old age, because I always felt there was a lot to do. I had a driven feeling. I always thought in the present.

Music is wonderful. Especially if there's some kind of content to it.