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.

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

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

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

If you have this passion for music, you don't stop doing it - it chooses you and doesn't release you.

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.

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