Music Is Everybody's Possession.

There Are Two Basic Motivating Forces: Fear And Love. When We Are Afraid, We Pull Back From Life. When We Are In Love, We Open To All That Life Has To Offer With Passion, Excitement, And Acceptance.

We Want To Go Forward, But Which Way Are We Facing?

Rituals Are Important. Nowadays It's Hip Not To Be Married. I'm Not Interested In Being Hip.

I Used To Say To My Auntie, 'you Throw My Fu*kin' Poetry Out, And You'll Regret It When I'm Famous,' And She Threw The Bast*rd Stuff Out. I Never Forgave Her For Not Treating Me Like A Fu*kin' Genius Or Whatever I Was When I Was A Child.

How Poetry Comes To The Poet Is A Mystery.