I Have Hardly Any Friends

Because Of The Amount Of Press Attention, People Went To See This Dirty Bed, As If It Was A Freak Show. But When They Got There, They Saw Something Else - The Bed, Stuff On The Walls, Whatever. For The Tate, It's The Highest Attendance They Ever Received For The Turner Prize Show. There Was A Massive Queue, And When You Got Into My Bit, You Couldn't Move.

There Are Things Going On In Galleries Recently That Have Shocked Me. What I'm Going To Say Is Really Controversial, But What I Find The Most Provocative Is The Commerciality Of Art In General. And The Fact That A Lot Of People Have Forgotten What The Meaning Of Art Is And What The Intention Behind It Is.

I've Worked Really Hard. I've Made Three Pieces Of Seminal Art In My Life. If I Died Tomorrow, I'd Be Remembered For Making Them. There Are A Lot Of Artists Who, No Matter How Hard They Work In Their Lives, Will Never Make Anything Seminal.

Art Is Like A Lover Whom You Run Away From But Who Comes Back And Picks You Up.

I Like Poor Materials. I Couldn't See Myself Making A Bronze Sculpture - It's Not Me. I Like Neon, Because It's Moving Constantly And Like Drawing. The Chemicals Going Through The Neon Turns Me On Really - It's Sexy. I Like Fabrics, But One Of The Main Things With Objects Is That I Really Have To Love Them Before I Can Use Them. I Have To Have The Object Around Me A Long Time. The Little Chairs I Used In My Last White Cube Show Are Ones That My Dad Bought For Me. A Sort Of A Psychometry With Objects And Things. It's Like The Pieces I've Made Are My Things.