You know, when Michael Jackson does the moonwalk, he's showing off! When Prince or Hendrix do a guitar solo, it's confidence! I would hate to be at a show and some nervous wreck is sweating up there and doesn't feel like he deserves to be there.

When it's your time, it is your time.

I could sing you a thousand and one doo-wop songs. I love the simplicity in that music. It's not super-poetic, it's just from the heart.

You have to envision your life, and then go backwards.

I just write songs that I strongly believe in and that are coming from inside. There's no tricks. It's honesty with big melodies.

My dad was just the king of finding these little spots for us to stay that we should never have been staying at.

I'm a big fan of songs like Joe Cocker's 'You Are So Beautiful' and Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' - songs that go straight to the point.