Artists are magicians and I definitely think John Lennon was a Wizard.

Energy is so important. If you don't have it, don't bother with rock and roll.

Basically there are two types of people in the world: people who are confident because they know they have the ability to create, and then people who have been demoralised, who have no confidence in themselves because they have been told they have no creative ability, but must just take orders. The Establishment likes people who take no responsibility and cannot respect themselves.

The boats outside the window were always still I wondered if one of them would take me to the ocean.

But think of the violence, it could happen to your kids.

Some people get medals and awards and all that, and maybe not intentionally - maybe the world is making them do it - but they sort of just follow what they were doing. Repeat or follow what they were doing all their lives, in their style of music or whatever. In my case, I always try to start from scratch. It's very nerve-wracking actually, but it's interesting.

You have to release your emotion in order to keep your sanity.