Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it's not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.

More important than talent, strength, or knowledge is the ability to laugh at yourself and enjoy the pursuit of your dreams.

For me, the backdrop of half the experiences of life includes music.

If I had my life to live over again, I'd run barefoot, relax a bit more, I'd talk more to children, and I'd learn how they laugh.

When I was younger, I just thought that my plans were probably going to be more exciting than my parents' plans or the establishment. I sort of got by on being a little bit of a rebel.

To me, it's all about the song. Songs are what make me excited. You hear a great song and you want to record it or get a great idea and you want to write it.

I know how it feels to go into a studio to start a record, and eight weeks later it's finished. I know how an intense schedule feels.