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.

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.

There are no more barbershop quartets wearing boaters, even though I still like them. Life goes on.

I play bass. I don't have to go out there and screech.

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

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

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.