As someone from the working class I was always interested in Russia and China and everything that related to the working class, even though I was playing the capitalist game.

The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you.

I've withdrawn many times. Part of me is a monk, and part a performing flea! The fear in the music business is that you don't exist if you're not at Xenon with Andy Warhol.

A Conspiracy of silence speaks louder than words.

I mean we [The Beatles] had to go through humiliation upon humiliation with the middle classes and showbiz and Lord Mayors and all that. They were so condescending and stupid. Everybody trying to use us. It was a special humiliation for me because I could never keep my mouth shut and I'd always have to be drunk or pilled to counteract this pressure. It was really hell .

The more real you get, the more unreal everything else is.

Whenever in doubt, turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream.