"We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art."

"The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture."

"Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality."

"Liking money like I like it, is nothing less than mysticism. Money is a glory."

"I'm the lead singer of the Beach Boys and an ambassador of this amazing music that touched a generation."

"You see, what is my purpose of performance artist is to stage certain difficulties and stage the fear the primordial fear of pain, of dying, all of which we have in our lives, and then stage them in front of audience and go through them and tell the audience, 'I'm your mirror; if I can do this in my life, you can do it in yours.'"

"The earth has grown old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it always is young, the heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair, and its soul full of music breaks the air, when the song of angels is sung."

"I definitely wish to distinguish American poetry from British or other English language poetry."