I never wanted to be a performer, that was not one of my goals. I wanted to be a musician and that was that.

I didn't want to be treated like a 'star.' I fought it constantly, and I think I was rude.

Everybody has to find out: who are you? What do you believe in?

The public needs to know - they need to know as much about atrial fibrillation as they do about cancer and diabetes.

I've been up, down, trying to get the feeling again. All around, trying to get the feeling again. The one that makes me shiver, made my knees start to quiver.

Keep your family and old friends around you. That's what I had done and that's what saved my life when it came to being famous.

You can't possibly prepare for what happens to you the day you hit No. 1 and people treat you differently.