I never thought of being a performer, never thought of being a singer, never thought of being a photographer. It's just the trajectory of my work. I go to the medium that serves the vision.

People need space to air out their thoughts, to have a sense of themselves - unfettered by anything.

Within that moment was trust, compassion, and our mutual sense of irony. He was carrying death within him and I was carrying life. We were both aware of that, I know.

I had gone to Paris to immerse myself in painting and I came back wholly involved in words and rhythms.

I was so unhealthy as a child, and at least three or four times my parents were told to get ready, that I would not make it.

I like energy. I like to feel it cracklin', I like sexual energy in a room, and I like tension.

Make your interactions with people transformational, not just transactional.