Never Let Money Get In The Way

Art Comes From Everywhere. It's Your Response To Your Surroundings.

Even As A Kid In Drawing Class, I Had Real Ambition. I Wanted To Be The Best In The Class, But There Was Always Some Other Feller Who Was Better; So I Thought, It Cant Be About Being The Best, It Has To Be About The Drawing Itself, What You Do With It. Thats Kind Of Stuck With Me.

To Be An Artist Is Not About Fame; It's About Art, Which Is This Intangible Thing That Has Got To Have Lots Of Integrity, Whereas Being Famous Doesn't Really Take Any Integrity. But I Think You Have To Admit That You Want To Be Famous, Otherwise You Can't Be An Artist. Art And Fame Together Are Like A Desire To Live Forever.

I Always Try To Make Everyone Mellow Down, Make Sure Everybody's Happy. The People I Have Employed Have Always Kind Of Stayed With Us. A Lot Of People Who Come To Work For You Are Artists In Their Own Right. And They Want To Work For You Because They Want To Pick Something Up.

But I Think It's More That When You're Young, You're Invincible, You're Immortal - Or At Least You Think You Are. The Possibilities Are Limitless, You're Inventing The Future. Then You Get Older And Suddenly You Have A History. It's Fixed. You Can't Change Anything. I Find That A Bit Disturbing, To Be Honest.