If I'm Away From Painting For A

Believe It Or Not, I Can Actually Draw.

I Was A Really Lousy Artist As A Kid. Too Abstract Expressionist; Or I'd Draw A Big Ram's Head, Really Messy. I'd Never Win Painting Contests. I Remember Losing To A Guy Who Did A Perfect Spiderman.

There Are About 30 Words Around You All The Time, Like 'thread' Or 'exit.'

Since I Was Seventeen I Thought I Might Be A Star. I'd Think About All My Heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix... I Had A Romantic Feeling About How These People Became Famous.

I Had Some Money, I Made The Best Paintings Ever. I Was Completely Reclusive, Worked A Lot, Took A Lot Of Drugs. I Was Awful To People.