The melody seems to have gone to the country. The country music seems to still have melody and interesting lyrics. But pop music, you've got to really listen hard to somebody who's doing a good melody and a good lyric.

I stay glued to my piano and my work. I don't look up. I write, I produce, I do the next project, I do my job. I don't look up, and I try to be kind. I try to be kind to people. That's what I do.

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.

My goal was always to be involved in music that would outlive me. And maybe that's actually happening.

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