Life isn't some vertical or horizontal line -- you have your own interior world, and it's not neat.

I'm a worker. I do the work to communicate, and I want people to embrace it, and when they do I'm happy.

New generations are intoxicated with the idea that they can make their presence known on the Internet. When I was young, there wasn't anything comparable. Very few got their picture in a magazine, fewer made records. We have to stand back and let them get their footing. Hopefully they'll come to the realization that the most important thing is their work and how they conduct themselves.

I'm an intuitive musician. I have no real technical skills. I can only play six chords on the guitar.

As I grew up, one of my strongest allies has been my sister.

I always hesitate when people call me a musician.I have had no musical training. I can't play anything. I really think of myself as a performer. It's always been writing for me. I evolved with my band in rock 'n' roll through poetry, not through music.

I use drugs to work. I never use them to escape or for pleasure. When you turn to drugs, all you're doing is turning inside, anyway. I only use drugs for construction. It's like one of my architectural tools.