My solo albums were each like a half-finished puzzle; they represented only the beginning of a full picture. Simply put, they were inadequate and incomplete.

I didn't want to write a book. They made me do it.

Death is like taking an intermission when you can't come back. I like living and being around.

I think old people are scary. They remind you of your own death. People don't like to tell you that.

Insignificant events can take on monumental proportions when your head is full of practically nothing.

I stopped dropping acid for a while after my daughter was born. It's hard to keep an eye on the kid while you're hallucinating.

It's none of the governments business who comes to, in, on, or from my body.