"L.A. is a strange place to call home. I can't do it. I drive the streets and see places I've been in the past and there's no feeling of nostalgia. IT all feels rented here. It feels like a mouthful of dirt" (p. 1).

"Look at what the masses are into. They line up to eat at McDonalds. They read corny drugstore books and watch Julia Roberts films. Their tastes can't be taken seriously. I fear them for sure. I fear being trapped by their mediocrity and low-level ignorance" (p. 4).

"I am not remotely interested in knowing someone intimately or being known intimately. Don't know, don't want to know" (p. 5).

"Isn't it in your best interest, if you are committed to playing music live nightly, to eliminate any obstacles that lessen your potential for absolute integrity of delivery" (p. 29).

"The more I focus and the more things I...