I believe that all the important people in my life prior to 1982 were victimized by my illness

I know that without treatment I would not have never been able to harness my creativity in such a successful way.

I can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll

If I have any message for others, it is to go for help early and not to be a resistant patient

The mania started with insomnia and not eating and being driven, driven to find an apartment, driven to see everybody, driven to do New York, driven to never shut up.

I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive.

I can't even remember how many times I tried to kill myself