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"I have no idea what readership is of written editorials, but it doesn't come anywhere close to the readership of editorial cartoons."

"There's this idea that it has to be made in London. But we've got everything up here, and if you've got comics who are gifted because of where they're from, you shouldn't drag them away from that natural resource."

"I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing."

"Create a good idea and leave it in the darkness; you will then see that people will come with the candles in their hands to find it, because just like the bad, the good has also a special scent!"
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"Talking Heads, for me and Chris, was a very personal thing that we shared with a lot of people. In a way, I'm glad it's over, because it allows us to move beyond the restrictions that followed."


"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."


"We don't really have more than acouple of solos. It's just the way our music is put together."


"I like the idea of Wild Infancy, of people who have a deprived background, of starting out wild."


"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."


"Richard Lloyd of Television is one of my favorite guitarists. His mentor was Jimi Hendrix when he was just 14. Jimi was always pounding everything he knew into that kid."


"I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar."


"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."


"Make it, not make it? What's the difference? Music is a language, it's a dance of life, and it can be a part of your life without being something that earns."


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