Everything That Is Strong In

I Knew I Was Weird By The Time I Was Four. I Knew I Wasn't Like Other Boys. I Knew I Was More Fearful. I Didn't Like The Rough And Tumble Most Boys Were Into. I Knew I Was A Sissy.

Some Of The Wealthy Collectors Have Paid Lots Of Money For Artwork That I Already Did, But I Didn't Do It With The Intention Of Catering To Them. I Think Part Of The Reason My Work Is Attractive To People Like That Is Because It Doesn't Cater To Them.

Everything That Is Strong In Me Has Gone Into My Art Work.

They Were Just Snapshots, Nothing Special, Nothing Particularly Artistic. They Were Used For Utility Purposes. (on Photographs Of Mundane Streetscapes He Had Stanley Something-or-other Take In Sacramento In 1988 To Serve As Backgrounds To His Cartoons. People Don't Draw It, All This Crap, People Don't Focus Attention On It Because It's Ugly, It's Bleak, It's Depressing... But, This Is The World We Live In; I Wanted My Work To Reflect That, The Background Reality Of Urban Life. )

Hey Kids, While You're Out Smashing The State Keep A Smile On Your Lips And A Song In Your Hearts.