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The Cancer In Me Became An Awareness Of The Cancer That Is Everywhere. The Cancer Of Cruelty, The Cancer Of Carelessness, The Cancer Of Greed.

I'm A Nomad. I Have A Place In New York In The Flatiron District, And I Have A Place In Paris In Ile Saint-louis, And I Spend A Lot Of Time In Congo.

Between The Combination Of Judeo-christian Religious 'be Good Be Good Be Good' And Capitalist 'something's Wrong With You, Buy This' And The Parental Upbringing, Which Is 'you're Wrong, You're Not Thin Enough, You're Not Smart Enough' I Mean, Hello! We Don't Have A Shot.

Then There Was Sex, Which, For Me, Was Such A Need. When I Was Younger, I Had A Need To Have Sex With Everyone. I Don't Know Where That Was Coming From, But There Was Such A Need To Connect Physically - Obviously, For Me To Connect Physically To Myself. There Were Times, Like I Say In The Book, Where You Lay On Top Of Me, When You Push Me Down, When You're Inside Me.

Rock-and-roll Was An Example Of Change In The Body Of The Culture. I Think It's Really What Helped Bring The Anti-war Movement To Its Peak And Moved People Into The Streets To Seize The Day - The Movement Was The Embodiment Of What Was Happening In The Music. This Is What Taught Me That It Was Possible To Bring Art And Activism Together. Without That Piece, That Energetic Embodiment Piece, The Rest Is Just Intellectual Construct.