My music was never considered cool, but I've always felt that connection with the audience.

When you have had the kind of fame I had, I was always hounded by the media and I lived a very isolated life. Now it's even more difficult. The world has changed dramatically.

I've been able to go on and have a successful career on Broadway and certainly the last five years in Las Vegas have been amazing.

I played in garage bands and rock and roll bands when I was in junior high and high school and saw some of the great talents of all time in the local area where I lived.

My life has flourished in so many ways both personally and professionally that I can't ask for a better life.

You know I got kicked out of high school and I used to go to Hendrix concerts. I used to go see Marvin Gaye and B.B. King and so here I am on television as an actor playing the part of this really sweet wholesome all American boy. The reality was I had a much different kind of teenage life.

I've had a great metamorphosis in my life. I struggled for a number of years because I was identified with that image of the Seventies.