I do ballads that say what every man wants to say and that every woman wants to hear, or I do songs about social issues.

Growing older is not upsetting; being perceived as old is.

You can't make old friends. You either have them or you don't.

I'm much more comfortable singing than talking.

We did some massive flirting in front of the nation, but there was never anything more than that.

If I could undo what's been done, But I guess everyone is living, With water and bridges.

You know, when you're poor and you have a bunch of kids in your family, you don't know that everybody's not poor.