If the 70's freed our inhibitions, what good did it do?

The reason I’m not more political is because I have music. And from a young age, I needed it. After prison, my father came to America, joined the Army, fought in Vietnam - and was exposed to Agent Orange. He died a slow, horrible death. Music was my escape.

Music is almost mystical to me. It really has an incredibly powerful force.

I spent 15 years on the road between touring and recording and I never saw anything. I want to enjoy life.

If there's ever been a dark moment in my life... well, I wanted to check out. Music was a big escape.

It's a universal story, it's an immigrant story, and it's a love story. In the United States, if you believe in yourself and you're determined and persevere, you're going to succeed.

Because it's one thing when you - oh, I love this tune. But then when you go to sing it, it's got to have something really personal. Then down to 25, and then to pick the final ones I just picked the ones that were more personal, that had something to do with my life.