They [people] Mistake Fashion For Style.

Elvis Was A Major Hero Of Mine. I Was Probably Stupid Enough To Believe That Having The Same Birthday As Him Actually Meant Something.

I Never Really Had Much Of An Interest In Fashion.

I Felt I Really Wanted To Back Off From Music Completely And Just Work Within The Visual Arts In Some Way. I Started Painting Quite Passionately At That Time.

Music Itself Is Going To Become Like Running Water Or Electricity. So It's Like, Just Take Advantage Of These Last Few Years Because None Of This Is Ever Going To Happen Again. You'd Better Be Prepared For Doing A Lot Of Touring Because That's Really The Only Unique Situation That's Going To Be Left.

I Don't Have Stylistic Loyalty. That's Why People Perceive Me Changing All The Time. But There Is A Real Continuity In My Subject Matter. As An Artist Of Artifice, I Do Believe I Have More Integrity Than Any One Of My Contemporaries.