Do what you want as long as it's paying off for you. But once it's become a liability, then something is wrong and you better find out what it is.

Every religion in the world that has destroyed people is based on love

I don't drink much anymore, because it's supposedly not good for me. I still have gallons of it around though. I smell the cork and do a lot of wishing.

The Black Dahlia, she was someone who was just waiting for an executioner, waiting for it to happen. She was an ideal victim. I've met quite a few like her. They're just crying out, not just to be killed, but also tortured. She seemed very parasitic, a psychic vampire.

The carnival was the predecessor to the burlesque world-this all tied together, the psychic, the hypnotic... That gave me a good foundation for playing the girlie shows, my opportunity to play for female dancers. I also played midway music and worked the sex shows.

I tend to clam up with a tape recorder in front of me-I hesitate for prudent reasons, so I don't say as much.