When you have a 13 year old child, you suddenly realize that you may need to pick a vocation.

To understand this Christmas record, you have to understand our ministry.

I was 23 years old. It was a wild time. I was covering everything that blew up - blackouts, Studio 54, son of Sam killer, and all of that stuff.

After playing so many songs in churches for eight or nine years, I've learned what songs people react to. Then I just had fun with the arrangements. That's how this album came together.

I call it the Etch A Sketch life. Every few years, you should shake that thing up.

If you want to get an education in how to get a story and how to survive, then get a street reporter job in New York City.

I grew up wanting to be a musician, but my parents were sure I would starve to death. So, they put me in physics and chemistry. That eventually blew up, and I got into radio.