I really turned into, you know, the real street kid. I was kind of like a runaway, but I had a mother, you know what I mean, and I had a place to stay.

Most of the songs I sing have that blues feeling in it. They have that sorry feeling. And I don't know what I'm sorry about. I don't.

All the things I used to like - cookies, ice cream, gumbo - I don't like anymore.

It feels so good to be happy.

I was originally like a punker, know what I mean, like the punks are today, I'd spit in a minute.

Long as I was riding in a big Cadillac and dressed nice and had plenty of food, that's all I cared about.

My mother always wanted me to be glamorous. When I thought about that, it really fired me up, and once I lost all those pounds, I started to feel really good about myself.