My non-career. My excuse for a career? Honestly, I never think about the word 'career.' I've had managers, the minute they say it to me, they look at me and just roll their eyes.

What's really fun is to write under different names.

When I think of 'influence', I think of 'influenza', like somebody's picked up a germ.

I just don't like people coming up to me and saying something. It immediately makes you become insincere. There is no way you can react to it sincerely.

The first time I met Patti Smith was in a laundromat. We knew some of the same people, including Richard Hell.

I've got a quote for you, a good quote to describe Television...In madness there is order.

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