Marriage has made me a lot happier and I'm deeply in love with my wife, and I thank God for her every day.

I only tour in short bursts, I'm only ever away from my family and three daughters for a month or two.

I'm able to sometimes express things even more articulately on the piano than I am with singing.

My Dad is my hero. He's 85 now and he is in great health. He is handsome and strong. He has an incredible moral and ethical backbone. I couldn't have been luckier with my parents.

Let's kick the tires and light the fires, big daddy.

I say sorry to my wife about five times a day for various reasons.

New Orleans is my essence, my soul, my muse, and I can only dream that one day she will recapture her glory. I will do everything within my power to make that happen and to help in any way I can to ease the suffering of my city, my people!