So lots of respect for all you boys and girls out there who tab out songs like all the time. You bring rock and roll music closer to the people. Gratefully yours

Whenever I can afford to do something, I do it.

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.

It's hard for bands to stick it out because people grow up, and it never really pays off. If you're looking for some sort of payoff, it's not gonna happen

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.

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.

My mind is turning into kind of a fine gelatinous ball of pepper