We've Made So Many Advances

It Takes More Strength To Cry, Admit Defeat. I Have Truth On My Side, You Only Have Deceit.

When I'm Hungry, I Eat. When I'm Thirsty, I Drink. When I Feel Like Saying Something, I Say It.

Death Was A Big Part Of My Life Growing Up. I Went To Lots Of Funerals.

In The End, By Having A Point Of View, By Taking A Stand For Things You Believe In, You're Ultimately Always Going To Offend People. That's Good. It's Certainly More Important To Take A Stand On Some Thing And Offend People, Than To Be Careful All Of Your Life And Have Everyone Approve Of What You Do. Or, As My Psychiatrist Likes To Say, Better To Live One Year As A Tiger Than 100 As A Sheep.

I Feel Like I've Survived So Much, And Been Through So Much. And Sometimes I Miss The Innocence Of Those Times. Life Was Different. New York Was Different. The Music Business Was Different. I Miss The Simplicity Of It, The Naivete Of Everyone Around Me.