Since early middle ages when people generally taking away the barbarity of their like, were pretty content. Although it was all an illicit contentment, what with the slave systems all over the world, in England especially, the peasants and the master, etc. People were incredibly content.

The minute you know you're on safe ground, you're dead.

The character thing really is sort of, for me, personally, rather ancient history.

Strangely, some songs you really don't want to write.

It's almost a social grace to get into the art world, and I'm very wary of it. Art was good in Berlin in the late '70s - there was a lot more guts to art when the Neo-Expressionists were starting up; it was real slapdash; it has real heart to it - but it seems so cold and heartless in America. It's a buyer's market.

I'm afraid of Americans; I'm afraid of the world; I'm afraid I can't help it.

I think Mick Jagger would be astounded and amazed if he realized that to many people he is not a sex symbol, but a mother image.