In the magical universe there are no coincidences and there are no accidents. Nothing happens unless someone wills it to happen. The dogma of science is that the will cannot possibly affect external forces, and I think that’s just ridiculous. It’s as bad as the church. My viewpoint is the exact contrary of the scientific viewpoint. I believe that if you run into somebody in the street it’s for a reason.

I've listened to and know Allen Ginsberg music and met him a couple of times, but I don't have any strong statements to make.

We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse

Dennis Cooper, God help him, is a born writer.

Sexual arousal results from the repetition and impact of image.

Open your mind and let the pictures out

Nothing exists until or unless it is observed. An artist is making something exist by observing it. And his hope for other people is that they will also make it exist by observing it. I call it 'creative observation.' Creative viewing.