I had gone to Paris to immerse myself in painting and I came back wholly involved in words and rhythms.

I never thought of being a performer, never thought of being a singer, never thought of being a photographer. It's just the trajectory of my work. I go to the medium that serves the vision.

If you over-plan, you close the door on possibilities.

Ms. It sounds like a sick bumblebee, it sounds frigid. I mean, who the hell would ever want to stick his hand up the dress of somebody who goes around calling herself something like Ms.? It's all so stupid.

I don't think anything can prepare you for one's losses.

I reflected on the fact that no matter how good I aspired to be, I was never going to achieve perfection

You can't work on that scale without trust. I learned that from working with Robert Mapplethorpe.