The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.

We mustn't be traditional in the way we communicate with people - especially with the Establishment. We should surprise people by saying new things in an entirely new way. Communication of that sort can have a fantastic power so long as you don't do only what they expect you to do.

The only instrument I can play is piano. Whenever I make songs at home, I play the piano and make them on the piano.

The only way you can better John is by copying him exactly.

I always believed that my work should be unfinished in the sense that I encourage people to add their creativity to it, either conceptually or physically. Back in the 1960s, I was calling for 'Unfinished Music,' number one, and number two, with my artwork - I was taking unfinished work into the gallery. And that's how I was looking at it.

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

I never thought, "I'm going to be an artist". When I actually began to become successful in the art world I made it a point to say, 'I am a dilettante, I am not a professional artist", which is true.