Many designers are gay men making clothes for women. Sometimes I think fashion is more of a conversation between men than it is for women.

I'm really nostalgic for Malibu area because I've spent so much time there. People don't think of California as having a history.

People pay to see others believe in themselves.

No one ever questions the disorder behind her tarantula LA glamour – sociopathy, narcissism – because it’s good rock and roll, good entertainment! I have a low tolerance for manipulative, egomaniacal behaviour, and usually have to remind myself that the person might be mentally ill.

When Punk Rock happened, it created an opening in the culture... it made it ok to think you could play music, even though you had no musical training.

And then, I was thinking of doing a record just like starting with voice, because I did this one song that was just kind of a cappella, and I did it for this art piece I did where people could come and play music to go with a voice.

Clothes are signifiers and symbols of how people communicate with each other.