I think dying is the ultimate high...

Sometimes life's so much cooler when you just don't know any better and all the painful lessons have not hammered your head open yet.

Why should we think nudity is such a revolting thing in a land where there is so much violence and corruption and racism and hatred? Nudity seems like a welcome relief from all the bullshit in life.

I discovered surfing, which I absolutely fell in love with. That feels good and kind of keeps your body aligned, so does the salt water.

As long as a person is breathing, there is hope for them.

The fact that I was a junkie for a long time is only one slice of my own personal pie, which is made up of a lot of different slices.

When I was younger, I used to hate Germany. I hated the country, the people, the language, the culture, everything! But over the years I've grown to really appreciate the German people.