If you were a painter and a rock and roll musi­cian and weren't established in either - to be an artist today you have to be as much a businessman to suc­ceed, you have to spend an equal amount of time doing business as you spend doing your craft.

Lately I've been believing that music predates speech.

But as a writer and performer, I want to get paid for what I do.

I always work on New Year's Eve, no matter what.

I think that people in general, whether they are male or female, who are inhibited by the clichés of what women are or what men are, really don't like themselves. Because personality traits are not necessarily sexual.

The only person I really believe in is me.

I don't mind if my skull ends up on a shelf as long as it's got my name on it.