I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through lots of different phases, including one where it has been very quiet and abandoned me for a few years.

My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything.

I haven't got time for the pain.

We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape physically and deny ourselves any pleasure.

He was a first-time nonviolent possible offender, ... And under the mandatory minimums, he was put in prison for 15 years. Not only does the punishment not fit the crime, but the mandatory minimums don't give judges any discretion to look at the background of the case, to read into the specifics of the case. I don't know a judge who really is in favor of the mandatory minimums.

I'm still more comfortable with standards than with my own songs.

I've always thought of myself as being a warrior. When you actually have a battle, it's better than when you don't know who to fight.