Actually, in its purest form, Islam is incredibly tolerant. That makes what's going on in the world really bizarre.

I don't type fast. I type with three fingers - two on one hand, and I only get one going on the other. I think my thumb's in there, but I'm not sure. I may be no better than an orangutan when it comes to that.

I don't usually read reviews.

I mainly read non-fiction, and that's probably because I have a huge amount of insecurity about my lack of education and the things I don't know.

Gregory Corso used to get really pissed when people called Bob Dylan a 'poet.' After writing poetry for a few years, I can understand that.

The creative core of New York has never been native New Yorkers; it's people from all over the world.

I don't care what's happening in the mainstream of country music. I haven't in a long time.