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to this cultural life. thank you. on this cultural life, i ask my guests to reflect on the most significant influences and experiences that have shaped their own creativity. you were born and raised in chelsea in new york city in the late �*50s and the �*60s? yes. what are your earliest cultural memories as a child? you're talking about a little kid, i'm a little kid? the most important thing to me was that the people around me, again, the people around me never said, "you can't do this." so you want to know what the inspiration was? it was my mother. cos my mother said, "if that...

yes. what are your earliest cultural memories as a child? you're talking about a little kid, i'm a little kid? the most important thing to me was that the people around me, again, the people around me never said, "you can't do this." so you want to know what the inspiration was? it was my mother. cos my mother said, "if that's what you want to do, "sure, let's find out how to do it." what about school? what sort of pupil were you? i was not a great pupil. i was dyslexic. i am dyslexic... but didn't know at the time? at the time, no. they just thought i was just being lazy. my mum did...

and so she didn't allow people to call me stupid or any of the words that lots of people had to deal with. i know i'm talking a lot about my mum, but i... i was very blessed to have the woman that i had as a mother because she was just odd enough to recognise the oddity in her child. and that was kind of groovy. i read that you left school very early, before you were supposed to... yes. ..so how were you educated? i was educated all over the place. i made a deal because i couldn't take high school. i couldn't do it, it was really hard. and my mother said, "listen, you cannot run in t...

And so now i'm like, "ok, so these people, "they're a regular old audience, "i'm not going to think about it" but my agent — my newly minted agent — said to me, "now, look. "just do your show. "don't do anything extra — just do the show". so, i do the show and they're laughing, they're having a great time, and i'm thinking, "oh, my god! "they think i'm good!" and it goes on and on, and they say, "more" and i think, "oh, this is not a good thing." isaid, "well, no, i don't really have any..." "oh, no — more, more." and i'm like, "oh, no!" ithink, "ok, i have one more thing. "but they to...

I'm not going to think about it" but my agent — my newly minted agent — said to me, "now, look. "just do your show. "don't do anything extra — just do the show". so, i do the show and they're laughing, they're having a great time, and i'm thinking, "oh, my god! "they think i'm good!" and it goes on and on, and they say, "more" and i think, "oh, this is not a good thing". isaid, "well, no, i don't really have any..." "oh, no — more, more." and i'm like, "oh, no!" i think, "ok, i have one more thing. "but they told me not to do it, so i don't really think i should "do it", and of course,...