Stop falling in love with everything that lets you down, even if your hands are shaking and your faith is broken, even as the eyes are closing, do it with a heart wide open. Say what you need to say.

I believe in blues, and I believe that it's been misrepresented.

I have these accidents, these mistakes, these self-inflicted wounds, and then I tear my head to shreds about it for days.

I remember playing the guitar through the amplifier facing out the window of my house onto the street in the summer time - that was social media in 1992.

I've never been a bad boy.

This is not to say, there never comes a day I'll take my chances and start again. And when I look behind on all my younger times, I'll have to thank the wrongs that led me to a love so strong.

Trying to impress my mother with words was one of my favourite pursuits.