Deep in my heart how the presence of you shines, in a light to last a whole life through.
When I perform I always opt for communication with God and in pursuit of communicating with God you can fall into some very dangerous territory. I have also come to realize that total communication with God is physical death.
Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe, love is a banquet on which we feed.
Lets just say that I think any person who aspires, presumes, or feels the calling to be an artist has a built-in sense of duty.
Fate is like a secret friend that helps push you on into life.
I longed to read everything I possibly could, and the things I read in turn produced new yearnings.
The things I thought would happen didn’t. Things I never anticipated unfolded.
Ultimately, I want to make everyone horny.
I have a daughter who’s 11 years old. Maybe she’ll grow up independent and really really heavy and become a movie star and she’ll play me in my life story.
I’m not really a musician. I’m a performer and I love rock ‘n’ roll.
Sure I destroyed my guitar at every concert, but it was okay, because I’d always get a shiny new one the very next day.
People called me the godmother of punk, but I never name myself anything.
My father was a dreamy fellow – he read Plato and Socrates and watched Phillies games.
It was no hardship to me to spend long hours reading and writing.
In fact, I thought my calling was to be a painter.
If your label won’t let you have the cover you want or sing the songs you want, then leave!
I use drugs to work. I never use them to escape or for pleasure. When you turn to drugs, all you’re doing is turning inside, anyway. I only use drugs for construction. It’s like one of my architectural tools.
If I have any regrets, I could say that I’m sorry I wasn’t a better writer or a better singer.
I’ve written a lot of prose. I just haven’t published it.
I’ve lost lots of men in my life, besides my mother, which is a whole different loss.