PowerPoint may not be of any use for you in a presentation, but it may liberate you in another way, an artistic way. Who knows.

I came to New York to be a fine artist - that was my ambition.

Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.

The arts don't exist in isolation.

All you needed was a couple of instruments and a few chords and you could be on an indie label.

Deep down, I know I have this intuition or instinct that a lot of creative people have, that their demons are also what make them create.

Real sadness is such an all-encompassing intense thing that it takes you out of your humdrum existence. If you can still function, you want to show it while it's peaking. So when people tell you to cheer up, it's not always the best thing.