Horses pretty much broke as a record in England..

If we keep our little flame alive, our first feeling of enthusiasm of who we are, without the influence or intervention of others, we will prevail..

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire..

Pissing in a river, watching it rise..

The two things that constantly inspired me were books and travel..

I thought to myself that he contained a whole universe that I had yet to know..

Writing is not some quiet, closet act..

I think it's good for people to see the positive beauty that can flower from the deepest grieving..

To be an artist — actually, to be a human being in these times — it’s all difficult. … What matters is to know what you want and pursue it..

An artist wears his work in place of wounds..

Vowels are the most illuminated letters in the alphabet. Vowels are the colors and souls of poetry and speech. (1976 Penthouse interview).

My father was always talking about God, and I idolized my father, so I'd spend hours trying to have mental telepathy with God..

I had met Michael Stipe, and he was such a kind person, and extremely understanding, so I asked him if he knew a photographer who would come to Detro….

What I wanted to do in rock'n'roll was merge poetry with sonic scapes, and the two people who had contributed so much to that were Jimi Hendrix and J….

I imagined myself as Frida to Diego, both muse and maker. I dreamed of meeting an artist to love and support and work with side by side..

Punk rock is just another word for freedom..

People came at me with all sorts of offers, wanting to make me into a hard-core Cher. I had no desire for any amount of money to be reformed for some….

Love is an angel disguised as lust..

I want to be around a really long time. I want to be a thorn in the side of everything as long as possible..

We were as Hansel and Gretel and we ventured out into the black forest of the world..

What is the soul? What color is it? I suspected my soul, being mischievous, might slip away while I was dreaming and fail to return. I did my best no….