Fame is a series of misunderstandin gs surrounding a name.

I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent, they want people with a certain look and a willingness to cooperate. I thought, that's interesting, because I believe a total unwillingness to cooperate is what is necessary to be an artist — not for perverse reasons, but to protect your vision. The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music. That's why I spend my time now painting.

The times you impress me the most are the times when you don't try.

Daydreamin' drugs the pain of living.

I know my generation - a lot of them, they're getting old now, and they want to think back fondly, they want to kid themselves. A lot of them think, 'Yeah, we were the best.' That's the kiss of death. That's non-growth. And also that's very bad for the world.

If you see yourself as a kingly type, then you need your serfs and your army and so on around you.

We're captive on the carousel of time, we can't return we can only look behind.