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I've Always Been Very Chauvinistic, Even In My Boy-obsessed Days. But I Was Always A Gentleman. I Alwaysd Treated My Boys Like Real Ladies. Always Escorted Them Properly And, In Fact, I Suppose If I Were A Lot Older - Like 40 Or 50 - I'd Be A Wonderful Sugar Daddy To Some Little Queen Down In Kensington. I'd Have A Houseboy Named Richard To Order Around.

We Can't Stop Trying Til We Break Up Our Minds, Til The Sun Drips Blood On The Seedy Young Knight.

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.

I Haven't Changed My Views Much Since I Was About 12, Really, I've Just Got A 12-year-old Mentality.when I Was In School I Had A Brother Who Was Into Kerouac And He Gave Me On The Road To Read When I Was 12 Years Old. That's Still Been A Big Influence.

I Think It All Comes Back To Being Very Selfish As An Artist. I Mean, I Really Do Just Write And Record What Interests Me And I Do Approach The Stage Shows In Much The Same Way.