I find it amusing on one level, poignant on another, when people try to get recognition from an outside source. It's sad.

I don't miss anything about the 1960s, not really. I did it. It's like asking, 'Do you miss the fourth grade?' I loved the fourth grade when I was in it, but I don't want to do it again.

In school, I learned about artists and how they were free to express themselves. I was allergic to conformity, and the lifestyle attracted me. I wanted to express myself in a way that slammed people up against the wall.

I was appalled that the San Francisco ethic didn't mushroom and envelope the whole world into this loving community of acid freaks. I was very naive.

If you don't own the stage, you shouldn't be in rock n' roll.

Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable.

I'm very fond of drugs.