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I grew up as a kid looking at artists like David Bowie and Prince; I really admired them.

I love artists. I find them fascinating. To me, there really is a genuine magic in what they do.

My sisters were going out with artists and poets, and eventually it was the creative world which attracted me.

There's nothing but spirit in music. That's all it is. Yeah, there's a lot of intellectual elements to it, but no matter how you approach it, it's all spirit.

As far as the style, I was fascinated by surrealism.

I've always been drawn to all sorts of genres and all sorts of voices.

Music had been my first love among the arts, and I was fascinated by it, as I still am.

I love painting and music, of course. I don't know nearly as much about them as I know about poetry. I've certainly been influenced by fiction. I was overwhelmed by War and Peace when I read it, and I didn't read it until I was in my late 20s.

I've always enjoyed feeling a connection to the avant-garde, such as Dada and surrealism and pop art. The only thing the artist can do is be honest with themselves and make the art they want to make. That's what I've always done.

When I was young, people were almost identified solely by the kind of music they liked. People fell into categories of who liked what.