When you're away for a long time, tastes change, fans move on. You hate to think about it, but it's an ugly fact of life.

You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family.

I used to sing at funeral homes for families that didn't have a vocalist. I didn't get paid. I needed to sing.

If you have your own agenda and your own style and you don't easily conform to what the masses are doing, you're looked upon as being difficult. Whereas, I think of it as just being an individual.

If I could be doing anything, I'd be laying on the floor in my birthday suit eating junk food and watching something dumb on TV.

Historically, in my generation, all of my heroes and heroines have had issues and problems. We all do.

When you're away for a long time, tastes change, fans move on. You hate to think about it, but it's an ugly fact of life.