A fine timepiece is part of dressing like a gentleman. When I first made a little money, I bought my first watch which was a Rolex Daytona. It was just one of those things that said I was successful.

I'm not like a legend that - so I'm sort of in the middle in this sort of gray area where, you know, I'm creating music and I'm not saying there isn't an audience because there is because all of those people go out and spend $80 to $150 on a concert ticket.

I was brought up to be a gentleman. That means you know how to walk, talk and dress the part.

I started as a writer and when I sent my demos out everyone wanted to know who was singing and if that person wanted a record deal.

I was probably six years old when I first sang before an audience.

I'll always write music. Whether I release a record, whether I let the public hear it or not, I'm always writing music.

When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before.