Whether it's a letter, song lyrics, part of a novel, or instructions on how to fix a kitchen sink, it's writing. You keep your craft honed, you acquire the discipline to finish things. You turn into a self-taskmaster.

I still consider it a summer job, though. So, I try to maintain that summer job as long as I can. But it's exciting to be able to have the opportunity to do things I always dreamed of as a kid.

That to me is the way any good romantic would look at his life: Live it first, then write it down before you go.

I'm growing older, but not up.

And I try to give the best bang for the buck. I love performing more than anything else.

The only thing that is still free in this world is religion, which is why a lot of people "find it.

Be good, and you will be lonesome, be lonesome and you will be free. Live a lie and you will live to regret it, that's what living is to me.