I never had any dates. I never really had any boyfriends. I was the girl who did the guys' homework. I was really crazy about guys but I was always like one of the boys. The guys I always fell in love with were completely inaccessible.

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

It was no hardship to me to spend long hours reading and writing.

I always enjoyed doing transgender songs.

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

If I'm really working on something, writing or painting or really concentrating, I don't even think about brushing my hair.

I wasn't taking drugs or drinking. I was working and working and working. But I wasn't writing anything.