In Europe they understand that the arts are incredibly important both culturally and economically.

We had our unhappy moments but they got channelled into the kind of sadness that was necessary for singing a song about going nowhere. So it worked out very well I think.

When Talking Heads started, we called ourselves Thinking Man's Dance Music.

Generosity is the key to all relationships. To friendships and bands. That's the golden rule.

There are no more barbershop quartets wearing boaters, even though I still like them. Life goes on.

I tend to like people that are generous and give other people the benefit of the doubt.

Richard Lloyd of Television is one of my favorite guitarists. His mentor was Jimi Hendrix when he was just 14. Jimi was always pounding everything he knew into that kid.