"I'm an artist and that means I can be as egotistical as I want to be."
"In the late '70s I started to search for the perfect sound - whatever that might be, before that I was mainly interested in drugs, insanity and the rock'n'roll lifestyle."
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Source: Song: Strawman, Album: New York
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