When I hear music as a fan, I see fields. I see landscapes. I close my eyes and see an entire universe that that music and the voice, or the narrative, create. A music video-and any other kind of visual reference-is created by someone else.

I was doing that [a collaboration with Kurt Cobain] to try to save his life. The collaboration was me calling up as an excuse to reach out to this guy. He was in a really bad place.

I'm tired of being this solemn poet of the masses, the enigma shrouded in a mystery.

I'm afraid of everything. I'm not a naturally courageous person.

They spoke truth and a lot of people listened.... that voice, Kurt we miss you.

I distinctly remember a conversation with my band in the van where I was having a complete meltdown. It was 1984, I think, and I was huddled in the back corner of our van and saying, "I can't do this. I can't do this. I can't do this." I didn't want to play any more shows. I just wanted to stop.

We toured that record for a year, which turned out to be the culmination of ten years of being constantly on the road. We were sick to death of touring.