My little scam in April '85 went like this: Give me $50,000; here's some names of some people we've recruited.
Your source material is the people you know, not those you don't know, but every character is an extension of the author's own personality.
'Truth Will Set U Free' is about honesty. My philosophic belief that ultimately being true to yourself is liberating, with every individual's inalienable right to be who they are without fear or recrimination.