David Johansen

My father was a Norwegian tenor and my mother a New York Irish librarian.

In the late '70s, I had a band - the David Johansen band, for lack of a better name - and I started collecting, not records, but tapes from people I knew who had jump-blues records.

Music is my love and to me acting is more mercenary. I don't pound the pavements for roles: if it happens, it happens. I hate that auditioning thing.

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.

I confess that I listen to my own music for my own pleasure.

Secretary Clinton has dramatically changed the face of U.S. foreign policy globally for the good. But I wish she had been unleashed more by the White House.