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.

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Sometimes you don't want to be a slapstick clown in order to convey a funny...

Sometimes you don't want to be a slapstick clown in order to convey a funny...

It's a cruel, heartless world out there in commercial rock 'n' roll, and when you...

It's a cruel, heartless world out there in commercial rock 'n' roll, and when you...

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

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

David is purely a conceptual artist. He didn't play any instruments or paint or anything....

David is purely a conceptual artist. He didn't play any instruments or paint or anything....

You learn just as much from your failures. Sometimes you love your failures even more.

You learn just as much from your failures. Sometimes you love your failures even more.

I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone...

I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone...

It's just such a pleasure to bring a talent you respect to the world.

It's just such a pleasure to bring a talent you respect to the world.

Art is not predictable. Art is not golf, as great as that may be. There...

Art is not predictable. Art is not golf, as great as that may be. There...

We groove off of everything, any sort of live show. The inner dialogue you're having...

We groove off of everything, any sort of live show. The inner dialogue you're having...

When Talking Heads started, we called ourselves Thinking Man's Dance Music.

When Talking Heads started, we called ourselves Thinking Man's Dance Music.

I think the idea of having the show divided into two parts was that Tom...

I think the idea of having the show divided into two parts was that Tom...

Stick to your instincts.

Stick to your instincts.

I like the idea of Wild Infancy, of people who have a deprived background, of...

I like the idea of Wild Infancy, of people who have a deprived background, of...

When we were making Speaking in Tongues and Remain in Light, we were jamming. From...

When we were making Speaking in Tongues and Remain in Light, we were jamming. From...

I don't want to wreck my voice. I love to concentrate on playing the bass...

I don't want to wreck my voice. I love to concentrate on playing the bass...

Sometimes, you have to go through a phase whether you like it or not.

Sometimes, you have to go through a phase whether you like it or not.

Richard Lloyd of Television is one of my favorite guitarists. His mentor was Jimi Hendrix...

Richard Lloyd of Television is one of my favorite guitarists. His mentor was Jimi Hendrix...

If you have this passion for music, you don't stop doing it - it chooses...

If you have this passion for music, you don't stop doing it - it chooses...

I would really love to work with Paul McCartney. Isn't that arrogant?

I would really love to work with Paul McCartney. Isn't that arrogant?

I play bass. I don't have to go out there and screech.

I play bass. I don't have to go out there and screech.