Killing for ideas is the most dangerous form of killing at all. Being willing to die for your ideas rather than your country is another concept, but dying for an idea, like in religion, is absurd.

People get very thoughtful when they are in cars. I no longer care for cars. I don't collect them.

It's not selling out, it is called making lots of money.

My secrets must be poetic to be believable.

I don't find it easy dealing with people with drug problems. It helps if you're all taking drugs, all the same drugs.

Samba rhythm is a great one to sing on, but it's also got some other suggestions in it, an undercurrent of being primitive - because it is a primitive African, South American, Afro-whatever-you-call-that rhythm. So to white people, it has a very sinister thing about it.

Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.