Music's cyclical. There's always that next generation that always comes along.

Music's cyclical. There's always that next generation that always comes along.

If I was concerned about my legacy, there’s no way I would ever sit there [and be a reality-show judge]. Once your career becomes about some¬thing other than the music, then that’s what it is. I’ll never make that mistake.

The biggest thing is to continue to do what you do. A lot of people, when they get to a certain level, start thinking about it too much and they change what they do.

If I wanted the ticket to be a $200 ticket, I'd have made it a $200 ticket, but I don't want it to be that.

I wouldn't be the man I am today, If not for those I've loved along the way

The key to songwriting is just to be able to observe, and put yourself in situations to be around people, and let those ideas come to you.