My dad was my hero, my best friend.

I don't ever use my name for anything in terms of getting the music heard.

You don't have to burn books, you don't have to rebel against teachers to rebel; to rebel is to truly own your own self.

'Keep your head down at school.' Those are sage words from my dad. They kept me in check for years.

I never really saw my dad around when the Iron Maiden and the AC/DC were playing. But he knew what I was doing. I was just absorbing music. So he just kind of left me to my own devices.

In almost any profession, even if you're the kid of an actor, people are very supportive and want to see the next generation.

To come out in the music business, you only really get one shot. A lot of people get to play small gigs first, and build up that way, without anyone really seeing them.