I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar.

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.

We always thought the Tom Tom Club could change to anything, but it acquired this image, which was cartoon animation and this real light-hearted dance music.

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

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.

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

We don't really have more than acouple of solos. It's just the way our music is put together.