I have friends who have a normal family, kids and a dog, and I think I would blow my brains out. It's fine for them. But I'm such a free spirit, I feel more alive when I've got somewhere to go.

Nothing positive at all in my life came from my marriage, I can tell you that.

I'm a huge Aerosmith fan.

There's this idea that somebody's job could be more important than somebody else's, and to me, that's not true.

I was on one bus with my band and crew for seven years. I didn't come to town with a karaoke tape. I didn't get on a TV show. There were no shortcuts. Anybody who wants to follow my model is welcome to it. You don't want to follow my path.

I do sing about drinking, but it's in a party way. I don't sing about drinking in a drowning-my-sorrows way, like in George Jones's "If Drinking Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)."

it's a smile, it's a kiss, it's a sip of wine ... it's summertime!