I'm in awe of people like Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard; they're great musicians and people. But I'm most starstruck by people in the small town where I live. Especially single dads, like me, who are working five times as hard to raise their kids.

It's not that I'm Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes now, but I've got my priorities in order.

I always looked up to so many people before me and was lucky to become such good friends with them. I learned so much hanging out with those cats.

I signal with an independent label, Continuum. After that I put out a totally independent record, sold fourteen thousand of them from my basement, bought a house, started raising my kid, made a decent living.

But I'm a great father. That's why I got custody.

There's so many examples of just how lucky we are to be born anywhere in this world that is free.

As far as my street cred goes, I'll always have that, because I always hang with the kids. I'll jump right off the stage and buy them a beer. I'll be a star on stage, but I'll always hang with the kids.