I think almost every woman artist I've ever met has this ideal of being in a partnership working situation with a man, that men don't seem to share. They seem to want this ideal thing, that we'll always be together and work together.

I don't think Marquee Moon was so good, y'know? Just another record. First records everybody likes a lot.

The Beat thing happened when I was younger. I used to run away from home, inspired by the Beats, like in '64 and '65.

I think almost every woman artist I've ever met has this ideal of being in a partnership working situation with a man, that men don't seem to share. They seem to want this ideal thing, that we'll always be together and work together.

All the Frank O'Hara types seem to have very little sound stuff going... it's so chatty or something.

I never liked mellow sounding guitar.

You can't get so interested in just making sounds. The point of it all is some kind of expression.