Provocative Quotes

I have never knowingly made a non-controversial speech in my life.

I dare anyone to debate me on things.

I've never felt like thumping Piers Morgan. Others may do, but not me. He's exhilarating to be around.

Pop shouldn't be a comfortable slipper. It should shock and surprise you and confront your expectations.

I'd work for John Waters again, because he's so off the wall.

If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing.

Punk, I see you as a hypocritical, manipulative waste of skin.

I'm probably the most militant person you'll ever meet and I speak my mind without provocation sometimes.

I've made a career out of playing the id: the guy that says whatever pops into his head.

I'm an extremist? I don't think so. I think people that call me an extremist are extremely brain dead and soulless.

I like films that are edgy, provocative, non-formula and original.

I came out of the womb waving red lipstick.

This is my trademark: I rip my T-shirt. I'm into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing.

I think we need to be sexy and kind of mysterious and still pretty and beautiful. I like to hear that when a man sings. I don't really want to hear about taking my clothes off.

There is no such thing as a former KGB man.

I consider your remarks highly offensive to me and to those with whom I have been working.

Hot legs, bring your Mother, too.

I don't think something necessarily has to be mean or cynical to represent 'edgy.' I think 'edgy' can mean a lot of different things.

I love to interview outrageous people who speak their minds; also, people who have some kind of mystery attached to them.

Early on, I really liked the idea of being confrontational. I loved the idea of making songs that made people really uncomfortable.

I like Chris Rock. He's dangerous.

I like people who shake other people up and make them feel uncomfortable.

Ariel Sharon is a bellicose man who seemed to be chomping at the bit to start a war

I'd been to Memphis before, but we stayed out of Memphis early on in the late 70s for obvious reasons. People were very sensitive about Elvis Presley, and my stage name obviously would be provocative to some people in that area at that time.

I am a kamikaze gadfly.