You gotta laugh and love and take all life has to give. You gotta live and learn so you can learn to live.

I'm lucky my wife is a strong woman. She's one of the stronger people I've ever met. It's hard for me to be away, but I know my home life is fine because my wife is there.

I don't think I get the respect as a singer. With this record, I wanted to bring respect to my band.

I expect to make a career out of country music.

I'm a kid who grew up in an all African-American neighborhood and got into schools and aspired to just be me, and didn't worry about labels or anything. Just wanted to be a success at what I did.

When somebody says to you the real USC is in L.A., tell them we were a school before they were a state.

Rock and roll was something to fall back on. If I had my choice, I'd be Jerry Rice and I'd be playing until I was forty-five.