I believe that I understand gangs better than others. Because they're formed out of necessity. They're formed by people to keep from being suppressed.

Quote by Jack Bowman

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All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and...

All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and...

At one point, when I was 20 and living in Kentucky, I got shot -...

At one point, when I was 20 and living in Kentucky, I got shot -...

My art and poetry is very political now. Because you've got to find that truth...

My art and poetry is very political now. Because you've got to find that truth...

My parents were laborers so we lived on South Park, which was a low-income region...

My parents were laborers so we lived on South Park, which was a low-income region...

The act is truth. Nothing that was ever recorded is truth. Nothing that was ever...

The act is truth. Nothing that was ever recorded is truth. Nothing that was ever...

Performance art can involve the audience with taste, smell and sounds not available with electronic...

Performance art can involve the audience with taste, smell and sounds not available with electronic...

I love old books. They tell you stories about their use. You can see where...

I love old books. They tell you stories about their use. You can see where...

Freedom. It's not something you go out and die for.

Freedom. It's not something you go out and die for.

This is why my art is about violence. Because I was subjected to so much...

This is why my art is about violence. Because I was subjected to so much...

Maybe it will be a great thing when the Baby Boomers finally die out. In...

Maybe it will be a great thing when the Baby Boomers finally die out. In...

It is better to go down in infamy than to never go down at all.

It is better to go down in infamy than to never go down at all.

Performance art is the ultimate in creativity. Since it has so many possibilities at creativity,...

Performance art is the ultimate in creativity. Since it has so many possibilities at creativity,...

Basically the school system sets you up with what it wants to set you up...

Basically the school system sets you up with what it wants to set you up...

I've been in elementary education for years and my belief is that Christmas pageants in...

I've been in elementary education for years and my belief is that Christmas pageants in...

Performance art can be produced in a coffee house setting.

Performance art can be produced in a coffee house setting.

A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a...

A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a...

We're all so mauled by information, but it's recycled information. We need to shut it...

We're all so mauled by information, but it's recycled information. We need to shut it...

My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I...

My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I...

A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a...

A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a...

I'm still very aware of the violence in our culture, more so than other people....

I'm still very aware of the violence in our culture, more so than other people....