I think the thing I really got from Ginsberg was that you can tell a story through kind of painting pictures with words. And when I found out that you could have a profession doing that, it was thrilling to me. It just became my passion immediately, playing with words and poetry.

Cruel World has been my favourite track from Ultraviolence ever since I recorded it.

Find someone who has a life that you want and figure out how they got it. Read books, pick your role models wisely. Find out what they did and do it.

They judge me like a picture book, by the colors, like they forgot to read.

Live fast. Die young. Be wild. Have fun.

People are really talkative in New York. Someone always comes up to me and says 'Hi' during the day.

Do you know how expensive it is to look this cheap?