Our American government has strayed too far from American values. It is time to move forward. The country we carry in our hearts is waiting.

I was a guitar player on the streets of Asbury Park and already a member in good standing amongst those who lie in service of the truth - artists with a small A. But I held four clean aces. I had youth, almost a decade of hardcore bar band experience, a good group of homegrown musicians who were attuned to my performance style, and a story to tell.

I was real good at music and real bad at everything else.

The music is pretty relentless. You've got to find some way of letting the audience breathe for a minute, give them a little bit of air - but not too much. Otherwise it would get real intense. The room would get very tense.

Roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair. The night's busted open. These two lanes will take us anywhere.

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.

I took a month long vacation in the stratosphere, and you know it's very hard to hold your breath.