Rachmaninoff made a musician out of me. His 'Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini' was the piece that sent me into raptures. It spoke to me. To me, it was a tender entreaty for the misunderstood.

All I really, really want our love to do is to bring out the best in me and in you too.

I get the urge for going/But I never seem to go.

I was anti-intellectual to the nth. Basically I liked to dance and paint, and that was about it.

I hate show business.

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.

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