I Was Different, I Was

That's Part Of Our Policy, Is Not To Be Taken Seriously Because I Think Our Opposition, Whoever They May Be In All Their Manifest Forms, Don't Know How To Handle Humour.

The Postman Wants An Autograph. The Cab Driver Wants A Picture. The Waitress Wants A Handshake. Everyone Wants A Piece Of You.

I Believe In What I Do, And I'll Say It.

News Conference In Chicago, Where He Apologized For The Above Statement, Which Was Accepted By The Vatican. (11 August 1966)

And, Because My Role In Society - Or Any Artist Or Poet's Role - Is To Try To Express What We All Feel. Not To Tell People How To Feel, Not As A Preacher, Not As A Leader, But As A Reflection Of Us All. And It's Like That's The Job Of The Artist In Society, Not To...they're Not Some Alienated Being Living On The Outskirts Of Town. It's Fine To Live On The Outskirts Of Town, But Artists Must Reflect What We All Are. … If That's Taken It Too Much On Meself, I Feel That Artists Are That - They're Reflections Of Society... Mirrors.