I have great respect for my parents. I got such beautiful things from both of them. It doesn't mean that we didn't have our rough times, but they were remarkable people who were open-minded, creative and hard-working, and had great senses of humor.

I wasn't thinking so much of music. I wasnt thinking so much of perfection or stardom or any of that stuff.

Sometimes [people] seem to think I came out of the womb, you know, cursing, with an electric guitar.

For me, personally, I think drugs are sacred and should be used for work. That's what I believe in. Drugs have a real shamanistic value. I can handle drugs. I've never had a problem.

I know I'm a strong performer. I'm not an evolved musician.

Fate is like a secret friend that helps push you on into life.

I don't know about that. I'm not a very analytical person. I have various impulses. I've often quoted Walt Whitman's phrase "I contain multitudes." I understand that.