I have fun with it and I am honest and open about the way I lead my life and don't mislead anyone. I've had the time of my life and thank God for that, it would be such a waste otherwise.

Mothers always think their children are prettier than they really are, and mine has always told me I look like Tom Cruise.

Things take a long time, but when it's right things move fast.

Ladies love a soppy lyric. There's a real winner in 'Carry You Home'.

No matter whether you are black or white, man or woman, gay or straight, Christian, Muslim, or Jew, we all share the same emotions, the same human condition.

My dad was in the Army. The Army's not great pay, but, you know, we moved from Army patch to Army patch wherever that was. The Army also contributed to sending me off to boarding school.

I write songs about my own experiences. You can't lie to yourself. You can't pose to yourself.