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" The Heads were the only band on that scene that had a groove. "

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" I think sometimes - not always - I write songs that are accessible. "

" I ride my bike almost every day here in New York. It's getting safer to do so, but I do have to be fairly alert when riding on the streets as opposed to riding on the Hudson River bike path or similar protected lanes. "

" I wanted to be a secret agent and an astronaut, preferably at the same time. "

" I try to devote my afternoons to making music in my home studio, but it's a lot more fun hanging out with musicians and friends, and trying subtly to influence a band than making your own stuff. "

" One knew in advance that life in New York would not be easy, but there were cheap rents in cold-water lofts without heat, and the excitement of being here made up for those hardships. I didn't move to New York to make a fortune. "

" I have trouble imagining what I could do that's beyond the practicality of what I can do. "

" Having unlimited choices can paralyze you creatively. "

" Sometimes it's a form of love just to talk to somebody that you have nothing in common with and still be fascinated by their presence. "

" That's the thing about pictures: they seduce you. "

" I love getting out of my comfort zone. "

" To shake your rump is to be environmentally aware. "

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" You go to a festival, you know you're not going to play all new material at a festival. The audience is not there for that. I've made that mistake, but you find out pretty quickly. "

" We live in ugly times. "

" I'm guarded; I don't talk much. "

" The assumption is that your personal life has to be a mess to create, but how much chaos can you allow in before it takes over? "

" Cycling is a joy and faster than many other modes of transport, depending on the time of day. It clears the head. "

" The making of music is profoundly affected by the market. "

" The imminent demise of the large record companies as gatekeepers of the world's popular music is a good thing, for the most part. "

" It seems almost backwards to me that my music seems the more emotional outlet, and the art stuff seems more about ideas. "

" I'm very much into making lists and breaking things apart into categories. "

" The wage for most musicians is a modest amount, and that includes me some of the time. "

" I'm proud of 'Stop Making Sense,' but it's a little bit of an albatross; I can't compete with it, but I can't ignore it either. "

" You can know or not know how a car runs and still enjoy riding in a car. "

" One of the benefits of playing to small audiences in small clubs for a few years is that you're allowed to fail. "

" I try never to wear my own clothes, I pretend I'm someone else. "

" I meet young people who know me and are familiar with my stuff. They know the package. They might have cherry-picked five or six key tunes. That's how it seems to work. I sometimes wonder if they realise they are not getting the whole context. "

" I never listen to the radio unless I rent a car. "

" I'm not suggesting people abandon musical instruments and start playing their cars and apartments, but I do think the reign of music as a commodity made only by professionals might be winding down. "