I Used To Hide My Real Emotions

When They've Tortured And Scared You For 20 Odd Years, Then They Expect You To Pick A Career.

In Hamburg The Waiters Always Had Preludin - And Various Other Pills, But I Remember Preludin Because It Was Such A Big Trip - And They Were All Taking These Pills To Keep Themselves Awake, To Work These Incredible Hours In This All-night Place. And So The Waiters, When They'd See The Musicians Falling Over With Tiredness Or With Drink, They'd Give You The Pill. You'd Take The Pill, You'd Be Talking, You'd Sober Up, You Could Work Almost Endlessly - Until The Pill Wore Off, Then You'd Have To Have Another.

When I Was 5 Years Old, My Mother Always Told Me That Happiness Was The Key To Life. When I Went To School, They Asked Me What I Wanted To Be When I Grew Up. I Wrote Down ‘happy’. They Told Me I Didn’t Understand The Assignment, And I Told Them They Didn’t Understand Life.

You Feel Alone If You're The Only One Thinking 'wouldn't It Be Nice If There Was Peace And Nobody Was Getting Killed.' So Advertise Yourself That You're For Peace If You Believe In It.

The Worst Drugs Are As Bad As Anybody's Told You. It's Just A Dumb Trip, Which I Can't Condemn People If They Get Into It, Because One Gets Into It For One's Own Personal, Social, Emotional Reasons. It's Something To Be Avoided If One Can Help It.