I am half-Byronic, half-moronic; part-shaman, part-showman; half-Nazi, half-Liberace.

The motivation of all artists is 'Look at me, Mum'.

The problem I've got is that I really, really like drugs. I love everything about them. It is horrific being sober all the time-utterly awful.

I don't think I'm known for my gifts - I'm known for my gall. I don't want to be just a famous person - I'm too old.

There's a lot of noise about me that stops a lot of people from listening, but the good side is if you expose yourself like that, you're left with only good people who can see through you-you get rid of all the wankers.

One of the many troubles of growing older is that it gets progressively harder to find a famous historical figure who hadn't yet amounted to anything by the time he was your age.

Self-pity is the most destructive of all narcotics.