Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football.

It's not getting any better, is it? I don't want my 19-year-old boy going into the army. I love these little kids. They understand how passionate I am.

Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn.

I never like to be lied to by a girlfriend or agent, and certainly not the president of the United States.

I started playing piano with a little band in high school. I was terrible. I thought I had absolutely no talent. I couldn't keep time. I only got into McGill, which was a lousy music school, because they were taking American music students.

I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a mistake and say they're wrong.

Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember.