I knew if I lived long enough I would be poet laureate of something.

I always enjoyed doing transgender songs.

I think some of that hopelessness of my generation got passed on to later generations - the sense of uselessness.

Trust is everything between two artists, or between subject and artist. You have to have trust or nothing good will come out of it.

Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don’t make compromises, don’t worry about making a bunch of money or being successful. Be concerned about doing good work. Protect your work and if you build a good name, eventually that name will be its own currency. Life is like a roller coaster ride, it is never going to be perfect. It is going to have perfect moments and rough spots, but it’s all worth it.

The sea is greater than us - it has its rhythm, its art. It comes with our earliest memory, of respiration, breathing in and out.

I've written a lot of prose. I just haven't published it.