It is instilled in thousands of American males from an early age that one of their requirements is to be able to both dish out and take a lot of pain. They are taught the rules of this road in gyms, rings, backyards and fields all over America.

Rock n' roll unchained a nation and revolutionized radio and the record industry, not to mention the motion picture business.

For me, Memphis has always been a city that holds a great deal of meaning and also leads me to a lot of thinking. Besides Sun Studio, which helped put rock n' roll on the map all over the world, the legendary Stax Studio also called Memphis home.

I try to get myself up and moving as early as possible. Optimum is to be on the treadmill while it is still dark outside.

I come from a town of great musicians: Washington, D.C. It's no joke, that history.

Joe Strummer, Johnny Rotten, and Ian MacKaye were all people who really made me see things differently.

Through the years, I have combined meditation, action, and the Iron into a single strength. I believe that when the body is strong, the mind thinks strong thoughts. Time spent away from the Iron makes my mind degenerate. I wallow in a thick depression. My body shuts down my mind.