When somebody turned me on to a coltrane record around seventh grade, I took up saxophone. — Tom Verlaine
The first time I met patti smith was in a laundromat. We knew some of the same people, including richard hell. — Tom Verlaine
I wonder what all those chinese poets sound like in chinese. I like their distilled quality. — Tom Verlaine
I just don’t like people coming up to me and saying something. It immediately makes you become insincere. — Tom Verlaine
All the frank o’hara types seem to have very little sound stuff going… it’s so chatty or something. — Tom Verlaine
I don’t see us as a big media gimmick band. We don’t have a cultivated appearance or anything like kiss. — Tom Verlaine