A lot of the lyrical ideas do have a lot of meaning in a way, although it is somewhat abstracted.

I really want to do a book on the history of the no-wave music scene in New York, how it extended out and formed lots of other things. It was such a great visual culture.

Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be considered an exotic religion.

Tonight I am going to defecate on stage because I think that is the only way to express the nature of my soul according to rock and roll.

Rock'n'roll saved my soul.

DEVO was like the punk band that non Punk America saw as Punk and so when people who were really into Punk rock would be walking around on the streets the jocks who learned about Punk through Devo would roll down their windows and yell at the Punks: 'HEY, DEVO!!'

Anyone who grows up with parents who are very influential, there are cases where people run away from that if they have parents who are really lame.