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

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

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.

First of all, I've been having a wonderful run of luck with cover albums, songs I didn't write. I had five pop cover albums and two Christmas albums, and they were all very successful.

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.

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

Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.