Afterwards, David said, 'I can play something other than cacophony,' ... I'd been in a band in high school, and I'd been missing it. |
I'd like to thank the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for giving this band a happy ending. |
I'm horrified, |
I'm horrified. I know that Charlie had some pretty big disappointments in his life. The world of Hollywood movies and television can be pretty rough for a person. |
It was a happenin' place -- the Ramones lived there, Debbie Harry, Ornette Coleman, Allen Ginsburg. ... It was a time when we just went for it. |
It was daunting at first. I did have insomnia for two weeks, |
We can use electronic instruments like synthesizers and sequencers and things like that. I'm not sure this is what's going to happen, but the last time we were in the studio, like months ago now, we were fooling around with an MPC groove box and some keyboards. We were only in there a few days but we came up with a few things that were very promising. They were the type of thing that two people could perform, maybe three. I love working with a big band, and if there's any way we could do it, that's what I would do, [but] the music business is so crazy right now. |
We enjoy traditional music, ... but we like the stuff that is a little bit challenging and edgy. You can also say that a lot of the Tom Tom Club stuff has a real sweetness to it. We're certainly not opposed to sweetness in music. |
We're at a crossroads at our, whatever you want to call it careers,' |
We're at a crossroads at our, whatever you want to call it careers,' ... Every 20 years or so you have to kind of step back and say, What should I do next?' |
We've lived here for 20 years, so it's about time, ... Seriously, it's a great honor and it's a good way for us to promote the arts in Fairfield County, and promote the town of Fairfield in particular Without art, we're just another white bread community. These people who are working are mostly volunteers and it's nice that they're doing that instead of just being another person at the soccer field. |