I've had my fills of cocaine and pills.

I've reached the stage of my life where learning is so important to me. I go through the past enough when I play my old songs on stage. And I don't mind doing that. But I want to think about the future.

I was just genuinely shy. I'd always been a shy kid.

When people go to rehab and come out, they go through a difficult period, a lot of people. I never had that. I was so glad to be rid of all that crap that for me, to learn again and to function as a human being and learn how to participate in the human race again was just pure joy.

They [sic] ain't gonna stop me from coming here, baby.

What record companies do these days is drain the blood dry of an album, take six singles off it, and harm the longevity of artists' careers by doing it.

And I'm afraid, in this day and age, trust, which I count so, you know, I love loyalty. I love trust.