I do meet-and-greets at every show and meet a minimum of 20-35 fans at each.

As far back as I can remember, I am one of those guys that works hard and plays harder. I have to have both.

We were in Greenville, South Carolina, where he lived, and he was coming the next day to the show, but he passed away the night before. I was very close to my grandfather. He was the first guy to teach me how to ride a motorcycle, so (his death) meant a lot to me. It just gave me a perspective on life and how important it is to live it and enjoy it while we're here. Sometimes we're looking for the grass to be greener, and what's awesome is right in front of you.

A brain hemorrhage puts it all in a deeper perspective. I'm one of those guys hit by lightning. I see the big picture. Everything is in perspective now. Let's just say I'm the kind of guy who knows how to enjoy the moment.

Sometimes I will endanger my own life to pleasure a woman.

You want to go to a summer concert and not watch a band staring at its shoes for six hours and complaining.

Everyone wants to go to the party and the red carpet, but my life is 90% the work.