It's so thrilling. And not just the music. The Internet is changing the future of fund-raising. I'm thrilled by the potential.

There would be no rock and roll or rhythm and blues without Leo Fenders' contribution ... the tone is everything

I learned a lot about what it was like to have to use different hotels and not use the bathrooms, which made me more determined to be an activist.

One of the biggest obstacles I've overcome in my life was thinking I didn't deserve to be successful. Artistically I'm not as much of a heavyweight as someone like Paul Simon or Joni Mitchell, because I'm not a creator of original music, and I worried about that for years.

It's so thrilling. And not just the music. The Internet is changing the future of fund-raising. I'm thrilled by the potential.

I think I'm a living embodiment of, 'Don't try to push me around or squash me,' whether its how I talk to a record label or in my relationships.

You know, a lot of people feel that sobriety is about just stopping using whatever it was that you appeared to be addicted to, but it really has to do with a way of looking at your life and taking accountability.