But when I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely, and the only art things I do are connected to the career, like album sleeves and, to some extent, posters and things like that.

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But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.

But when you get music and words together, that can be a very powerful thing.

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was...

I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was...

I met John Lennon and he was with his wife in Tokyo. I met him...

I met John Lennon and he was with his wife in Tokyo. I met him...

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it...

I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough.

I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough.

In New York, you couldnt wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston....

In New York, you couldnt wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston....

Performing was terrifying.

Performing was terrifying.

In New York, you couldn't wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston....

In New York, you couldn't wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston....

The quality of the writing, really. Simple as that. Beautiful words. Its very nice as...

The quality of the writing, really. Simple as that. Beautiful words. Its very nice as...

When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a...

When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a...

Its nice to know that there are several different avenues I could pursue.

Its nice to know that there are several different avenues I could pursue.

I'd love to follow the Tour de France one day. It's a really exciting spectacle....

I'd love to follow the Tour de France one day. It's a really exciting spectacle....

Oh yes, much, because music is just something that comes to you. You dont question...

Oh yes, much, because music is just something that comes to you. You dont question...

Its not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like...

Its not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like...

I like the fact that music is more abstract.

I like the fact that music is more abstract.

But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which...

But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which...

It's nice to know that there are several different avenues I could pursue.

It's nice to know that there are several different avenues I could pursue.

And Mary J. Blige, she's got all these fur coats and hats and stuff. She's...

And Mary J. Blige, she's got all these fur coats and hats and stuff. She's...

I can never predict what's going to happen.

I can never predict what's going to happen.