The thing that started me painting originally was seeing Bambi when I was about nine. I was incredibly disturbed by the forest fire that killed Bambi's mother, and that distress gave me the impulse to create something, as a way of dealing with it.

Will you take me as I am? Strung out on another man...California, I'm comin' home.

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 couldn't see passion as a bad thing.

Daydreamin' drugs the pain of living.

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