Performance art is the ultimate in creativity. Since it has so many possibilities at creativity, it's essence tends to become creativity.

Quote by Jack Bowman

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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....

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...

I was a gang leader. Although, it was a gang for defensive purposes. It was...

I was a gang leader. Although, it was a gang for defensive purposes. It was...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

But my patriotism goes for something beyond what we have. We don't have something that...

But my patriotism goes for something beyond what we have. We don't have something that...

I believe that I understand gangs better than others. Because they're formed out of necessity....

I believe that I understand gangs better than others. Because they're formed out of necessity....

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...

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 -...

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...

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...

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...

My 80-year-old mother will not buy her heart medicine because it cost more than she...

My 80-year-old mother will not buy her heart medicine because it cost more than she...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...