I have solid decent people around me, and I believe that is all it is, because you will get destroyed if you have people bringing you down.

I was so deeply involved in music, I had already outgrown all the pressure of high school cliques and gossip.

I believe if you can find something to give back to, your soul will feel fulfilled in a very powerful way.

Even if your family isn't quite there for you, find the people that support you and hang on to those people and try to let go of those that try to take you down.

Only joy comes from song.

I think you are who you are, and your kids will see who you are. So you'd better be a good person, because they are going to see it, and that's going to shape them. They are going to become you.

I don't have a ton of friends, but the friends I have are great ones. I don't have huge family, but the family I have is a great one.