I think I'm a focus for international attention.

I try to give the media as many confusing images as I can to retain my freedom. What's real is for my children and the people I live with.

If you make your living writing, and you can't write anything, it's over. It's very frightening.

I don't drink coffee I take tea my dear I like my toast done on one side.

If you play music with passion and love and honesty, then it will nourish your soul, heal your wounds and make your life worth living. Music is its own reward.

There is no monopoly on common sense on either side of the political fence.

If you really want to define civilization it should be a culture that doesn't destroy its environment. If you burn down the kitchen one day and expect to eat the next, it is not even intelligent, let alone civilized.