Grass probably helped me as much as it hurt me. Especially as a performer. When you're high, it's easy to kid yourself about how clever certain mediocre pieces of material are. But, on the other hand, pot opens windows and doors that you may not be able to get through any other way.

Intelligence tests are biased toward the literate.

When I listen to those tapes now, the real cocaine shows; there's just nothing special about their content.

Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be.

[On School Uniforms] Don't these schools do enough damage making all these kids think alike, now they have to make them look alike too? It's not a new idea, either. I first saw it in old newsreels from the 1930s, but it was hard to understand because the narration was in German.

I never go anywhere or do anything that transports me outside the boundaries of my mind.

How is it possible to have a civil war?