I am very ambitious in a way, in that I'm not trying to be the richest guy or whatever. I just really like my work.

The scars will take me far, they always do.

I'm not exactly ambitious as much as I have a very good realization of what I am and what I am capable of.

From those who agonize that they may no longer be able to write off their private jet to someone who doesn't feel like making the three mile hike to the well to get water and carry it back, everyone struggles.

August in sub-Saharan Los Angeles is one of the great and awful tests of one's endurance, sanity and stamina.

Most of the time when I have met artists who have meant a lot to me, the experience has been well above expectation. People like Iggy, Lou Reed, Jerry Lee Lewis, Black Sabbath, Nick Cave, Hubert Selby Jr, Billy Gibbons, Al Pacino, John Lee Hooker, James Brown, Johnny Cash etc. have been really great to me. What strikes me is most of the time, the bigger the celeb/legend, the more polite and cool they are. It's the insecure ones who treat you like they're doing you a favor by shaking your hand.

As far as what people think of me, maybe my stuff should just be put online for free downloads when I'm gone.