My mom and my real father divorced before I was one. My mom and my stepfather divorced when I was in high school. Then she fell in love with a guy, and the guy died. That was a rough time. She has handled adversity well. That's where I got my work ethic. So my mother's where I got my love of music, but my father's where I got my athletic ability. And my hair loss. And my love of women.

One of these days we're gonna have to grow up, have to get real jobs and be adults, someday, just not today.

[Music] is the one thing that connects the dots in all kinds of ways. No matter how you were brought up, no matter what your religious background or political beliefs, people still love to sing along with somebody.

I'm glad I took that time to work really hard on the music. I feel the effects of that now in a positive way with my connection with the audience.

I hate my smile. I always have, even in my school pictures when I was a little kid.

My fans get enough politics on TV every day. I want them to think for themselves. I don't want them to listen to me.

Believe it or not, I want to keep growing my audience.