He found it was as easy to hurl beauty as anything else. (On Robert Mapplethorpe)

When I perform, I always opt for communication with God, and in pursuit of communicating with God, you can enter some very dangerous territory. I also have come to realize that total communication with God is physical death.

I've never felt grounded because of my ancestry or my gender. I think until women get away from that they're not going to be great writers.

I like my time on earth. And no matter what kind of cards I've been dealt, I'm happy to be there.

I believe myself to be an artist. That was my calling, to do my work, and what's most important to me is to do the best work I possibly can. And that is what means the most, that is what will endure.

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.

All I've ever wanted to do was create freedom.