I always wrote the music first, and the music gave me the mood and the lyrics were pretty much put in to give you a map, where that mood came from and where it's going. But my first love was really the music itself, and I guess I've gone back to that.

This is the time to remember cause it will not last forever. These are the days to hold onto cause we won't although we'll want to.

We might be laughing a bit too loud, but that never hurt no one

Out of respect for the things that I was never destined to do, I have learned that my strengths are a result of my weaknesses, my success is due to my failures, and my style is directly related to my limitations.

We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.

You've got your passion. You've got your pride. But don't you know that only fools are satisfied? Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true.

Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland.