Knowing so many people like myself who are singers and in traveling bands, the people you're in a relationship with feel slighted because they feel you're giving all your energy to your fans, and there's a lot of truth to that.

Whatever your craft is, be a master of it. Being half assed at something, people will eventually see through.

I got into rock and roll to piss my parents off and the establishment around me.

Detroit: Cars and rock 'n' roll. Not a bad combo.

I've got my own studio, so I sit in my studio writing and if I get a great take, that's the take.

I like to make music, I like rap music. Even if I'm white, I support that music. If I want to support it or any other white kid wants to support it more power to them.

I've just really been into melody and lyrics and songwriting. Writing a rap, to me, is easy. I could write a rap like that. But writing songs and melodies and s**t that's hopefully going to stick around for 30, 40 years is f**king hard...If you have good songs and you're talented, people will eventually come to your shows, people will buy your music.