I'm a painter first, and a musician second.

Lord, there's danger in this land, you get witch hunts and wars when church and state hold hands.

I'm irresponsible to my career in order to paint. Because painting is obsessive. I forget to eat. I forget to sleep.

An artist needs a certain amount of turmoil and confusion.

We'll laugh and toast to nothing, and smash our empty glasses down.

My goal as a writer is more to comfort than to disturb.

You've got to keep the child alive; you can't create without it.