I was young for my age. Not as naïve as they expected. I don't know why I seem to bring that out in people.

I met a woman She had a mouth like yours She knew your life She knew your devils and your deeds And she said "Go to him, stay with him if you can But be prepared to bleed

What I do is unusual: chordal movements that have never been used before, changing keys and modalities mid-song.

Because I'm so busy and because I think of myself as a painter, I desperately guard the time that I have to paint. And sometimes I'm irresponsible to my career in order to paint. Because painting is obsessive. I forget to eat. I forget to sleep.

everything comes and goes; pleasure moves on too early and trouble leaves too slow

We managed to put together a compilation that had some creativity to it. In the meantime I was listening to the free radio stations and I noticed that during their war coverage they were playing these songs born out of the Vietnam War that were all critical of the soldiers.

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