But honestly, it's pretty weird; there are girls who'd do absolutely everything just to get a backstage pass. I don't know what it is, but really, when you're on national TV in America the girls love you. They all want you! And I'm not complaining!

I never said I wanted to be around for a long time. I always said I wanted to be here for a good time.

I've got friends who didn't vote. I want to smack them upside the head.

The personal antics have overshadowed the music. I never wanted that but I knew what I was getting into when I got into everything I got into.

Make no mistake: Bob Ritchie's up early in the morning taking pictures of his son on the first day of his senior year. Kid Rock is passed out in a hotel room somewhere with four scantily-clad women.

I've always made music from the heart, and that's what I do. And at the end of the day, whether it works or not, I can say I tried my best.

Politicians and music don't mix. It's like whiskey and wine.