I was a monster. I don't deny it. I wasn't a monster until a few years ago. But you have to be a monster to survive in New York City. New York City doesn't give a damn about violence.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was a monster, a problem child.
I seem to be the most wordy when it comes to monsters because I'm a bit of a monster freak.
I do believe that there are monsters out there - and that they are monsters.
I've created such a monster.
There's monsters in all of us, but there's also vulnerability.
I think what 'The Monster' means to me is I find it really hard - like a lot of other people in the world - to really be OK in my own skin. It was a message to myself saying, 'It's OK that you're not perfect.' I'm gonna learn to love myself and accept myself, even though I'm a little crazy.
I was very much a tough New York street kid. I went to a school where you had to learn how to get along with everybody or fight with everybody, and I did my fair share of both.
The more traumatic events you endure with the city, the more of a New Yorker you become.
Monsters almost always are culture's way of working out their fears and are thus inherently incredibly interesting and powerful.
There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.