“I recently realized that Television has influenced a lot of English bands. Echo and the Bunnymen, U2, Teardrop Explodes - it's obvious what they've listened to and what they're going for. When I was sixteen I listened to Yardbirds records and thought, "God, this is great." It's gratifying to think that people listened to Television albums and felt the same.” PeopleThinkingFeltRecordsTelevisionBandAlbumsObviousEchoesSixteenTeardrop Author:Tom Verlaine
“Boogie! I hate boogie, God, I mean, not the Chicago boogie like Willie Dixon or Howlin' Wolf, but all those awful white bands.” MeanHateWhiteBandI HateAwfulChicagoBoogieHowlin Wolf Author:Tom Verlaine
“I don't see us as a big media gimmick band. We don't have a cultivated appearance or anything like Kiss.” BigsMediaBandKissingAppearanceGimmicks Author:Tom Verlaine
