Realize Your Own Potential And Try To

I've Done Lots Of Songs For Film Soundtracks And Things Like That-stuff I'm Not Ashamed Of, But That Doesn't Represent My Legacy With The Pretenders...i Think Domesticity Certainly Doesn't Make It Easy To Write, You Know, Because You've Got A Lot Of Distractions And I Think A Writer Is Always Looking For Distractions.

A Ballad Once In A While Doesn't Go Amiss

Remember Those Black-and-white Films With Frank Sinatra? Those Guys Looked Like Men And They Were Only 27! Listen To Otis Redding Singing 'try A Little Tenderness'. That Was A Man Who Understood What A Man Has To Know In The World. Show Me A Real Man Now! Where Are They?

The Only Person Stopping You From Doing Something Is Yourself, And Looking For Excuses All The Time Just Gets In The Way Of Obtaining Your Own Goals. It's Like The Writer Who Keeps Getting Up And Straightening The Pictures In The Room.

What Characterized The Whole Punk Scene For Me In 1977 Was There Was No Racism Or Sexism. It Was An Anarchy Of -isms, And A Matter Of Abolishing It All.