Sneakers are not my thing.

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

These days, with 'American Idol' and all the other reality shows, young people become famous overnight, and that can be very difficult to handle, the way photographers follow you around and study your every move.

I was always into the music. Music, in general, saved my life. But the fame part... I would look up, see what was going on around me, the reporters and photographers and all, and then I would just go back to making my music.

For a Jewish guy, I've recorded a lot of Christmas albums.

You say something stupid and the next morning you're in the headlines.

I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life.