I conceived in art college at the age of 20, near the end of term.

An artist needs a certain amount of turmoil and confusion.

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

Everyone I know has attention deficit, and they say it with great pride. It's a bad time to be right.

Buddy Holly and the early rock 'n' roll was no lighter than the way I play. It's very minimal.

Bob [Dylan] is not authentic at all. He's a plagiarist, and his name and voice are fake. Everything about Bob is a deception. We are like night and day, he and I.

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