I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.

I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.

In the first decade of my life, I came to know and love God, as I was raised in a Christian home and community.

Being born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in the very rural parts of Kansas led me to believe that everything was simple, everything made sense and that anything was possible.

I've saved every dime I've made in my life.

I grew up in a very modest house. We were poor-we lived on the poverty level. We all got jobs as young kids.

I came along at a time when the industry was eating its young.