“It's like first grade where you make all your mistakes and people see it and yet some people see that there's something there that's really valuable. That's the way it went for more than 2 years almost 3 years of playing.” PeopleWayYearsFirstsMistakeValuableGrades Author:Tom Verlaine
“The first time I met Patti Smith was in a laundromat. We knew some of the same people, including Richard Hell.” PeopleFirstsHellMetsFirst TimeIncludingLaundromats Author:Tom Verlaine
“I have a real soft spot for flying saucer songs and Frenkenstein songs. When I was a kid the first record I ever really liked was called "The Mummy", and the flip-side was called "The Beat Generation" which Richard Hell later re-wrote as "The Blank Generation". I thought it was the greatest thing I had ever heard. I didn't like Elvis much then, but I was very young. When I was a kid I used to play that monster all the time!” FirstsRealPlayKidsYoungUsedSongSidesHellRecordsGenerationsHeardBeatsMonstersFlyingSpotsBlankFlipMummyFlying SaucersBeat Generation Author:Tom Verlaine
“I don't want any production credit. I think producers are overrated. They're for people who, first of all, don't know anything about music or arranging and have no ear for their own doings. They can't tell a good solo from a bad solo, stuff like that.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantFirstsStuffEarsProductionsCreditProducersSoloOverratedDoingsArranging Author:Tom Verlaine
“I don't think Marquee Moon was so good, y'know? Just another record. First records everybody likes a lot.” ThinkingKnowsFirstsRecordsMoonLikesMarquee Author:Tom Verlaine
