I got in before SoHo was SoHo. It was just Little Italy when I was in there. It's still off the touristy track. It's just away from the Saturday action, the crowds and everything. It's too expensive. It's insane. You've got to be a billionaire to live on Manhattan now.

My individual, psychological descent coincided, ironically, with my ascent into the public eye.

I learned from admiration and osmosis.

I don't know who I am but you know, life is for learning.

The most important thing is to write in your own blood. I bare intimate feelings because people should know how other people feel.

How does a person create a song? A lot of it is being open to encounter and to be in touch with the miraculous.

The pirate he will sink you with a kiss, he'll steal your heart and sail away.