Yeah, I'm old as the hills and you would think I'd be out to pasture someplace because I've done everything, but nothing has changed.

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

There's just no quiet in Vegas.

When it comes to me, I just write the most beautiful music I can, I do the best work I can, and then I hand it out there.

I believe in my writing.

You know, when I did 'American Idol' the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.

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.