Art Is A Way Of Survival.

In The '60s, People Were Still Very Protective Of Each Field That They Belonged To. Avant-garde Artists Didn't Know About Rock Or Pop Or Jazz. And The Jazz People Of Course Didn't Want To Know About Any Other Music. They Were All Just Kind Of Protecting Their Territory.

I Am Extremely Rebellious. I Have This Strong, Defiant Spirit.

I Really Feel That Artists Or Musicians Are Controversial People. Controversy Is Part Of The Nature Of Art And Creativity. If People Are Not Doing That, They're Not Artists - They're Artisans.

Try To Say Nothing Negative About Anybody For Three Days, For Forty-five Days, For Three Months. See What Happens To Your Life.

Sometimes I Have Compared Myself With A Scientist Or Something: When You Discover Something And You Don't Expect The Whole World To Understand It. I Always Thought I Was Doing That Kind Of Activity, In Art And In Music Too.