In his suicide note, Kurt Cobain wrote, "It's better to burn out than to fade away." He was quoting a Neil Young song about Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols. When I was twenty-four, I interviewed John Lennon. I asked him about this sentiment, one that pervades rock and roll. He took strong, outraged exception to it. "It's better to fade away like an old soldier than to burn out, " he said. "I worship people who survive. I'll take the living and the healthy.
Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood, and you're the one I need
My body is my journal, and my tattoos are my story.
When you say gorgeous,†Jen started, “are we talking Brad Pitt boyish good looks, or Johnny Depp make ya want to slap somebody?†“No, we’re talking Brad and Johnny need to bow down and recognize†Jacque answered.
I try to stay in a constant state of confusion just because of the expression it leaves on my face.
Everything here is edible; even I'm edible. But that, dear children, is cannibalism, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies.
Just keep moving forward and don't give a shit about what anybody thinks. Do what you have to do, for you.
People say I make strange choices, but they’re not strange for me. My sickness is that I’m fascinated by human behavior, by what’s underneath the surface, by the worlds inside people.
Who could follow Carson? Well, believe me, somebody can - and will.
The Hollywood tradition I like best is called "sucking up to the stars."