I Didn't Come After Elvis

But For Me At Any Rate It Was All Part Of Dissolving The God Trip Or Father-figure Trip. Facing Up To Reality Instead Of Always Looking For Some Kind Of Heaven.

As In A Love Affair, Two Creative People Can Destroy Themselves Trying To Recapture That Youthful Spirit, At Twenty-one Or Twenty-four, Of Creating Without Even Being Aware Of How It's Happening

The Magic Of The Music Seems To Light The Way.

Speaking As Somebody Who's Been In The Drug Scene, It's Not Something You Can Go On And On Doing, You Know. It's Like Drink, Or Anything, You've Got To Come To Terms With It. You Know, Like Too Much Food, Or Too Much Anything. You've Got To Get Out Of It. You're Left With Yourself All The Time, Whatever You Do--you Know, Meditation, Drugs Or Anything. But You've Got To Get Down To Your Own God And Your Own Temple In Your Head.

We Need To Love Ourselves First In All Our Glory And Imperfections