I am always open to a commitment, so long as she agrees not to have children, can take care of herself financially, likes the idea of living in a one-bedroom condo, which I have to admit I remodeled myself and is quite dapper. But, there’s the fact that I go to sleep sometimes at 8:30 in the morning and it takes me 12 hours to get 8 hours of sleep. All I seem to like to do is write music and sing. Yes, I keep the building awake. You know how a person sounds when they are listening with headphones and singing? That’s me.

That woman in the oil painting once came over. This was many years after we broke, and she said, “Where am I going to put my stuff?” I just looked at her, and thought: “Does it matter?”