I got over the loss of his desk and chair, but never the desire to produce a string of words more precious than the emeralds of Cortés.

Sure I destroyed my guitar at every concert, but it was okay, because I'd always get a shiny new one the very next day.

I'm from South Jersey: The idea of eating a roll with olive oil and anchovies or some kind of sardine and drinking mint tea definitely comes from reading Paul Bowles.

Outside of society, if you're looking that's where you'll find me.

Besides me wanting to be an artist, I wanted to be a movie star.

I've embraced rock 'n' roll because it encompasses all the things I'm interested in: poetry, revolution, sexuality, political activism - all of these things can be found in rock 'n' roll. But I am also engaged in all of these things separately.

What I say should always be prefaced with this: I'm not really politically articulate. I just try to be like Thomas Paine: what is common sense? So when I say these things to you, I am speaking from a humanist point of view. I just look around and see what's wrong.