 I like the idea of Wild Infancy, of people who have a deprived background, of starting out wild. |
| We groove off of everything, any sort of live show. The inner dialogue you're having with yourself, between you and the music, is for me the search for God. |
| Sometimes you don't want to be a slapstick clown in order to convey a funny perception of the world. |
| 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. |
| When we were making Speaking in Tongues and Remain in Light, we were jamming. From that we were taking the best bits and then recording and improvising on top of those. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| I think the idea of having the show divided into two parts was that Tom Tom Club opened for Talking Heads in Europe, and it was the best we'd ever had as an opening act. |
| I would really love to work with Paul McCartney. Isn't that arrogant? |
| I have respect for those who make money at art and do it well and smartly, because that commercial aspect keeps the world going and running, in a sense. |
