I panic every time I put out a record. I think every artist does.

I believe what I practice has to do with something deeper than religion, that it embodies all religions, including Judaism. And Christianity. And Islam.

One thing I've learned is that I'm not the owner of my talent; I'm the manager of it.

Better to live one year as a tiger, then a hundred as sheep.

What else is there for me to conquer? Hopefully my ego.

I've never really lived a conventional life, so I think it's quite foolish for me or anyone else to start thinking that I am going to start making conventional choices.

New York wasn't everything I thought it would be. It did not welcome me with open arms. The first year, I was held up at gunpoint. Raped on the roof of a building I was dragged up to with a knife in my back, and had my apartment broken into three times. I don't know why; I had nothing of value after they took my radio the first time.