The sole purpose of a crown is to make anyone not wearing one feel like an insignificant pauper. They're obscene to the point of satire.
The thing that I guess I've never understood is why people persist that I carried a crown on a pillow to Reverend Moon. I never did. I took it to his wife.
Years place at last a venerable crown upon a head.
I do not have any regrets about not having the opportunity to do my walk with the crown on stage.
This crown to crown the laughing man, this rose-wreath crown: I myself have set this crown upon my head, I myself have pronounced my laughter holy.
I don't believe people playing rock n' roll should have crowns. We're not kings and queens. Anybody can play it.
I don't think of the crown as this glamorous thing. It's this murderous, bejeweled thing, the crown.
The picture of me is nearly finished, and I think it is magnificent. The green and blue of the dress is splendid, and the expression as Lady Macbeth holds the crown over her head is quite wonderful.
And this is the only sound you should fear, man these kids wear crowns over here and everything is alright
