You can shut out the world. But you always have to stop, and the world is always waiting when you do.

I would just like to say thank you to each one of my fans for supporting me all these years and continuing to come to the concerts and buy my music. I owe them everything.

Loneliness is lessened when you're lonely by choice.

I took my $100,000 and bought a new Corvette, a lot of cocaine, and spent the rest on foolishness.

It didn't make much difference what time of night it was, whenever [my father would] come in drunk, he'd say, "Get up and sing me some songs." We didn't want to sing but we sang.

There's nothing prettier in the world than a melody. I can get lost in a song with a melody.

Be real about what you do. Stay true to the voice inside you. Don't let the 'business' change what it is you love because the people, the fans, respond to what is heartfelt. They can always tell when a singer is faking it.