I held four clean aces. I had youth, almost a decade of hard-core bar band experience, a good group of homegrown musicians who were attuned to my performance style and a story to tell.

Now everyone dreams of a love faithful and true, But you and I know what this world can do. So let's make our steps clear so the other may see. And I'll wait for you...should I fall behind wait for me.

The moment you begin to depend on audience reaction, you're doing the wrong thing. You're doin' it wrong, it's a mistake, it's not right. You can't allow yourself, no matter what, to depend on them.

[The Catholic religion] was something I carried with me, never forgot, brought into my music. And it's been in my music ever since.

Together, we'll live with the sadness. I'll love you with all the madness in my soul.

When I look at myself, I don't see the man I wanted to be.

I come from a boardwalk town where almost everything is tinged with a bit of fraud. So am I.