You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.

There's always a Justin Bieber. Ever since I've been around, there's always been one of him.

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!

And there's a feeling you get from making music that is unlike anything else in the world.

I know a lot of people who are struggling musicians; it's a hard life, and I've risked being that. The rewards are tremendous now that I've made it, I thank God every day. But I put it all on the line for it.

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.

Europeans don't seem to have the groupie mentality.