Lately I've been believing that music predates speech.

I mean I think that Blondie's influence is a little bit in a way more eclectic than those bands.

I'm a culture vulture, and I just want to experience it all.

I have a lot of regrets, but I'm not going to think of them as regrets.

I don't mind if my skull ends up on a shelf as long as it's got my name on it.

I always say the new album is the best one yet. I always feel that - I really do, because it's the latest and it's the newest and it's a little bit better.

The only person I really believe in is me.

I could be a housewife… I guess I’ve vacuumed a couple of times.

I do know the effect that music still has on me - I'm completely vulnerable to it. I'm seduced by it.

The only thing I really wanted to be was a beatnik, and look what happened: I ended up being in a band.

Capote wrote every day. He said that's the only way, you have to sit down every day and do it.

A wolf only attends a rabbit’s funeral to eat its young.

The nicest thing about creating ideas is that even when you finish your travelling, they continue their journey!

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

Rocks are more co-operative than people.

Wisdom is knowledge applied. Head knowledge is useless on the battlefield. Knowledge stamped on the heartmmakes one wise

Never not dare to hang yourself. That's the only way you grow in your profession. You must continually attempt things that you think are beyond you, or you get into a complete rut.

Put out great music, and that's that

Music is the medicine of the breaking heart.

Poetry, like love, is something we never truly say goodbye to.

I love playing football but I am like everyone else, I hate losing and love winning.