So there I was in Hollywood, thinking I was doing good.

The first guitar I ever had was a gut-string Spanish guitar, and I couldn't really get the hang of it. I was only 13, and I talked my grandparents into buying it for me. I tried and tried and tried, but got nowhere with it.

All along this path I tread, my heart betrays my weary head, with nothing but my love to save, from the cradle to the grave.

I've always wanted the sound of Muddy Waters' early records - only louder

All I am certain of right now is that I don't want to go anywhere, and that's not bad for someone who always used to run.

I have no problem with religion, and I grew up with a strong curiosity about spiritual matters, but my searching took me away from church and community worship to the internal journey. Before my recovery began, I found my God in music and the arts, with writers like Hermann Hesse, and musicians like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter.

'My Father's Eyes' is very personal. I realized that the closest I ever came to looking in my father's eyes was when I looked into my son's eyes.