I wanted to be part of a high-class scene of musicians. It was half-inspired because I didn't have many friends, and I was hoping that I would meet people and fall in love and start a community around me, the way they used to do in the '60s.

Life is a velvet crowbar hitting you over the head, youre bleeding syrup amour, bleeding to death.

I never stopped writing about what was actually going on in my life. There's nothing to hide.

It's just a relief, really. I'm scared to die, but I want to die.

Being brave means knowing that when you fail, you don't fail forever.

Down on the West Coast I get this feeling like it all could happen.

It's amazing what happens when you put your interests out into the universe and make it known what you want.