22 Quotes by Chris Stein

We exploded after a while and made a lot of horrendously stupid mistakes.

We're a pop art band. Not a pop band.

We didn't want a hybrid of the old stuff. The old records were very dense musically. Now there's a trend towards minimalist sound. That's the main thing.

Our fans come from a wide age group. At our shows, the kids are down in the front and the bald guys are in the back. They're all interested and curious.

Most of the bands that have regrouped or reformed didn't ring true for me. It smacks of cashing in. We wanted to become a band again and make a new record. It's unfair to fans and musicians to just release reissues.

The reason I brought this is if I ran into those (expletives). They sued us ... (so) they should have a bit of honor.

Debbie was accused of being too overtly sexual and now the standards are different. Times have changed.

It's a continuation. It feels like we were in the studio for 16 years. It was bottled up and this album was an outpouring.

It means a lot to everybody outside of the business, so much that it's come to mean more to us. It's sort of an insider music thing, not really a mandate of the people. But it's nice to be in there with all of my heroes.