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.

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

We don't always know what we're doing. We often just get excited, put something down, and say, 'Oh, neat'.

I don't want to wreck my voice. I love to concentrate on playing the bass and keeping it very rock-solid. If I were singing, I would have blown out my voice.

Sometimes you don't want to be a slapstick clown in order to convey a funny perception of the world.

Make it, not make it? What's the difference? Music is a language, it's a dance of life, and it can be a part of your life without being something that earns.

I like the idea of Wild Infancy, of people who have a deprived background, of starting out wild.