I have no control over people's perceptions of me at all and that's one of the things I decided very early on is that I can't control the way other people think of me. All I can do, especially when it comes to my career is go out there and do cool unique kinds of things.

I'm doing naughty things, I'm drinking too much, I'm going to clubs. It really didn't matter to me, other than the fact that some parents wouldn't let their kids hang out with me.

I've led a very isolated existence since I was 6 years old. It's kind of been me and my mind.

I had all the fame anyone could want, and I ran away from it.

Michael Jackson and I talk all the time. I think we understand each other in a way that most people can't understand either of us.

I went to high school, which was a good thing because I hadn't interacted with many people my age, and I didn't really have friends. I had a million acquaintances and no friends.

I'm not expecting the American literary community to welcome me with open arms. To them I'm just some schmuck kid who wrote some book.