I'd Breed A Little Liberal Army In

When Critics Ask You If You Feel Vindicated By Other Critics - I Didn't Like Critics Then, And I Don't Like Them Now. There You Go. I've Always Been Outside The Mainstream, And It Stayed That Way.

When I Was In College, I Had A Jazz Radio Show. I Called It 'excursion On A Wobbly Rail,' After A Cecil Taylor Song. I Used To Run Around The Village Following Ornette Coleman Wherever He Played.

I Don't Believe In Dressing Up Reality. I Don't Believe In Using Makeup To Make Things Look Smoother.

I Don't Like The Word Rock Opera, But I'm Trying To Write On That Level That's Reserved For Plays Still, Or Novels.

I Tried To Give Up Drugs By Drinking.