If Love Is What I've Experienced, I

Being An Artist Doesn’t Take Much, Just Everything You Got. Which Means, Of Course, That As The Process Is Giving You Life, It Is Also Bringing You Closer To Death. But It’s No Big Deal. They Are One In The Same And Cannot Be Avoided Or Denied. So When I Totally Embrace This Process, This Life/death, And Abandon Myself To It, I Transcend All This Meaningless Gibberish And Hang Out With The Gods. It Seems To Me That That Is Worth The Price Of Admission.

One Of The Things I Have Become Aware Of Through The Years Is How Much I Love The People I Write About.

For Weeks Tyrone Thought He Was Going To Die Any Minute, And There Were Also Times When He Was Afraid He Wasnt Going To Die.

If Love Is What I've Experienced, I Can't Separate It From Other People. I Can't Separate Creation, And I Can't Separate Whatever This Creative Thing Is, From It's Creation. I Don't Believe That Can Be Done. We're All Part Of This Creative Force.

I Think The Function Of Suffering Is To Let Me Know That My Perception Is Skewed; What I’m Doing Is Judging Natural Events In Such A Way That I Am Creating Suffering Within Myself. For Instance, You Have Pain Over Certain Conditions, Certain Situations That Occur. And If You Just Say ‘ok, Here I Am, I’m Going To Experience The Pain,’ You Don’t Suffer. The Resistance And The Degree Of The Resistance To The Natural Phenomenon Of Life Causes Tremendous Suffering.