My first full year of touring, I did 300 days on the road. That was not including the travel time or publicity or anything else - that was just dates. I was home probably less than 50 days that year.

What I did to celebrate was I went home to my 535-square-foot apartment by myself and ate supper by myself. That was how I celebrated getting a record deal.

A No. 1 record is hard to come by.

Don't let your children take priority over your marriage and your work and everything else.

'Firecracker' was such a fun song to write and to perform.

My first full year of touring, I did 300 days on the road. That was not including the travel time or publicity or anything else - that was just dates. I was home probably less than 50 days that year.

I grew up around people that enjoyed life day to day and found pleasure in simple things.