I believe that life is hard. That we all are going to walk through things that are hard and challenging, and yet advertising wants us to believe that it's all easy.

Getting sober was the single bravest thing I've ever done and will ever do in my life.

I'm a disciplinarian. I'm the tough love pet owner. I believe in very well-behaved animals.

Getting sober just exploded my life. Now I have a much clearer sense of myself and what I can and can't do. I am more successful than I have ever been. I feel very positive where I never did before, and I think that's all a direct result of getting sober.

Fifty is a big corner to turn. It used to mean being put out to pasture, but it's the opposite with me. I feel more vibrant; I'm more active than I've ever been. The F-word really is freedom. It's the freedom to have dropped the rock-the rock of addiction, of family, of comparisons with other people. It's being fit and focused and kind of furious.

I can play rhythm guitar. I know how to hold a guitar and strum it.

Don't judge a book by its cover 'til you've read the book.