I might just write a novel next. I don't know!
What keeps me awake at the wheel is the thrill of trying something completely new with each book. I’m not a risk-taker in life, generally speaking, but as a writer I definitely choose the fast car, the impossible rock face, the free fall.
Why isn't it natural for people who have lived and worked at something to want to use the knowledge and capacity in a new way, free from the burden of making a living?
Lots of people were skeptical, but that's always true when you do something that hasn't been done before.
I want to talk about what I'm doing now... I'm not interested in what I've done, I'm interested in what I'm about to do.
A civilization that only looks inward will stagnate. We have to keep looking outward; we have to keep finding new avenues for human endeavor and human expression.
It's time to do something different. Mind you, I'm grateful to have my career with The B-52s, but it's nice to have fun and play with my voice.
If you can do something exciting and unusual, you might as well give it a go.
There are always twenty excellent reasons for doing nothing for every one reason for starting anything-especially if it has never been done before.
I believe whenever you're trying something new, it's always going to get some kind of bad reception.
I've been able to make a good living as a musician, but now it's time to do all the other stuff.
Doing something totally new is tricky. If you are second - and if you are smart - you can learn from the first person's mistakes.
I have an interest in everything, but I don't have an interest in starting new careers.
I don't mind doing occasional guest appearances on shows, but I have other things I'd like to do in my life now.
We're lucky to have such great fans that have stood by us, let us be us and try new things.
I definitely thought the first book was going to be a one-off. I never thought I'd even write a book, not ever having aspired to be a writer. It's something that never occurred to me - a bit like it never occurred to me to play guitar when I was young. I just thought it was out of my league.
I want to sing more in Spanish. I want to sing the songs of Granados; the songs of Montsalvatge. To do things that truly I've not done before.
