I'd forgotten what it was like to play music and have it be fun so I decided to stop. I wasn't even sure if I was going to make a new record, I was just kinda quitting.

CDs, too. Totally corporate. They look real cheap and soulless and they don't smell of anything.

I don't like alcohol, but I still like to mess around with other stuff occasionally. I think it's important I take mushrooms and acid. They're certainly not addictive, so I can't rule that out.

When there are no women on the tour it can get awful and ugly - constant horrible jokes and gross behaviour. It needs to be leavened with a feminine presence.

I used to have a sort of spiky haircut and it just feels better to have short hair again.

It is hard, though, 'cos record labels love to boss you around. I won't let them do that anymore.

I lie around and play guitar, that's something I do for sure. In fact that's all I do, I think.

I guess I'm about ready to promote myself in a more human way. I don't feel quite so insecure.

My high-school dream was to be in a band, pay my rent and eat - and I've been able to do that for 20 years. So I'm completely content.

When I was 14 years old, I was a huge fan of the Velvets, the Stooges and the Modern Lovers. They are my three favourite bands. I never get sick of 'em.

But Sneaky Pete was great. I didn't bug him about Gram. Not too much, anyway.

Alas! Earwax!

Every human being is equally wealthy according to God’s divine providence.

It may be escapist, but if I have a choice between watching the news or reading a book which gets me to see the world through different eyes, I will always choose the latter!

Prayers likewise your positive thoughts can be based on gratitude and love.

Today, among little girls especially, princesses and the romanticised ideal they represent - finding the man of your dreams - have a limited shelf life.

Without Divine assistance I can not succeed; with it I can not fail.

Never eat while doing something else, because you won't get the satisfaction from your food and you'll be more likely to overeat.

There are two kinds of music; German music and bad music.

Love is a wonderful thing, my dear, but it leaves you wide open for blackmail.

If anyone thinks my show was 'pretty good,' then I've completely failed.