Well, I thought the Sex Pistols were the cream of the crop. They came in and topped everybody, for sure. They took all the existing strands and made a perfect package out of them.

Another thing that's good about writing to describe a situation or a state of consciousness is that you can finally get it right. That was my intention, and that's always interesting.

I love a good play, but they're too hard to find.

I believe in people treating each other with respect.

It used to be that artists thought of nature as their environment. Now media is our environment. It has been for the past 50, 70 years. It's what you see on TV, on the computer, what is in the magazines and newspapers.

Poetry's always dead, you know? You don't realize how good poetry is until 15 years later.

I decided I wanted out because it was killing me, and I couldnt see where to go with it that wouldnt be fatal.