Leigh [Bowery] would make up stories about people committing suicide or going on hunger strikes because they were refused entry at the door.

I felt that making records in a traditional way - putting them out in the same way, wasting loads of money - was just a pointless exercise.

The ultimate goal is to be more satisfied. I really don't believe you get wiser because you get older. It's a choice, perhaps not to take some things so seriously

Go home. Let me do my community service.

I think people could be a bit friendlier. The only real contact you have with people is when they're annoyed if you've had a party - you know, it's been a bit too noisy for them or something.

After half an hour the drug hit me like a sensuous tidal wave. I turned into a tactile temptress and wanted to stroke the whole world. It gave me untold confidence.

A difficult crowd will always test your true ability.