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

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.

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.

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

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.

It's hard to be perfect, It really is. I keep learning things after I've already bungled it.

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