It seems to me that in the western world, culture has something to do with appearance. A person that's out creating good stuff has got to appreciate someone when they take the time to have an appearance that goes with what they're doing.

It's just someone has labelled us as having a different label to do what you do. I find that labels are the worst thing in the world for artistic expression.

Only America makes you feel that everybody wants to be like you. That's what success is: Everybody wants to be like you.

I don't try to please when I play. I try to cure.

I wasn't so interested in being paid. I wanted to be heard. That's why I'm broke.

Making music is like a form of religion for me, because it soothes your heart and increases the pleasure of your brain. Most of all, it's very enjoyable to express something that you can only hear and not see, which is not bad.

I think that those elements - light and sound - are beyond democratic. They're into the creative part of life.