I'm very shy. That's probably one of the reasons I got so heavily into drugs.

The world that I inhabit in reality is probably very different world than the one people expect that I would be in. It is quite sedate. It's far removed from a lot of what they would feel to be the limousine traveling rock existence, or whatever.

I think much has been made of this alter ego business. I mean, I actually stopped creating characters in 1975 - for albums, anyway.

People will keep the TV on even if a show is on that they hate - because, unfortunately, they've been programmed to do that.

I could never have done what I did without being involved with Lindsay Kemp's company.

I think hip-hop is actually one of the most challenging things that's happened in music in a long time.

But I'm pretty good with collaborative thinking. I work well with other people.