Painting is similar to music. You get a couple or words or notes or chords that excite you, and you just follow them and add a bit more and see where it takes you. That's the thrill for me. It still is a thrill, which is amazing after all this time.

The interesting thing about the Beatles was: The music was one thing, but we kind of symbolized a certain kind of freedom at a time when people of our generation were just growing up and just becoming adults.

The last time I twerked I was with @katyperry. She was rather good at it!

My stepmother sold my birth certificate and someone asked why I didn't buy it back. I don't know, really. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. It was mine. It cost me nothing and suddenly I had to buy it back.

It's time to end the cruel slaughter of whales and leave these magnificent creatures alone.

When two great saints meet, it's a humbling experience.

I love the past. There are parts of the past I hate, of course.