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.

We wore our safety pins on the inside of our clothes.

Sometimes, you have to go through a phase whether you like it or not.

Many Japanese painters and calligraphers would change their names intentionally to keep their relationship to the art always fresh. This way, others' expectations can be avoided.

Tom Tom Club has a whole different attitude and approach, not just musically but in performance. Some people said they liked it.

It's a cruel, heartless world out there in commercial rock 'n' roll, and when you take as much time off as we did, eight years, booking agents don't know if you'll draw.

I would really love to work with Paul McCartney. Isn't that arrogant?