Basically, at this time, I viewed any work of art as an imposition of another person's taste and saw the individual making this imposition as a kind of dictator.

When I began competing with the other artists in New York, I discovered classical North Indian music.

In classical oil painting, there seemed to be a radical turn to seeing things as the camera sees them, with that technological modification. I began to have a tremendous problem with all of this.

When somebody says that all statements are false, the obvious problem is that as an assertion it's self-defeating.

Rock became an incredible commercial success, people just became bored with serious music, and it was forgotten.

When I came to New York, I began to meet the people who became the most famous artists of our time. I was insecure about my own level of ability, I didn't know whether I could compete with these people and, at the same time. I was wondering what is this anyway?

I'm actually a great fan of lucidity.