Certain artists have a role to echo the echoes of the people and that's what I'll be doing on my next album.

I love to create and that's what gives my soul the satisfaction.

If I don't channel pain into a song, I play my guitar or play the piano or play my drums, or go swimming.

Look at what's happening with scientific things. They have discovered dark matter. They have discovered what is called the God Particle. All that is going to make religion obsolete. These are the things that are amazing, and it's an amazing time to be living in. It's a higher energy that we're going to be coming into.

I visit studios. Just to get the feel, the smell, and see what other people are doing. Not only listening to the radio, but going to studios, greeting musicians and artists, just getting a vibe.

I would love to see no more ghettos but the things is, there's no diplomacy in the ghetto. They want to tell you something, they tell you straight!

I've abused myself a lot over the years. But my voice is still intact - really, it's better.