I make a lot of money. I can take a pay cut. All my friends are taking pay cuts that are in the unions, that are - that are farming in Alabama or whatever it is. I can surely take a pay cut, too, not cutting down my show or - or the people that work for me, I can take a pay cut.

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

Go where you're celebrated, not tolerated. I'm celebrated in Detroit.

Two of my grandparents died in a car crash. Sucks, 'cause they would have lived to a hundred.

I'm no saint but I do believe in what is right.

Why does anything ever happen? Some things happen and some don't.

I'm a bit of an insomniac. I'm always thinking. I've got a lot of ideas for lyrics and shows. I have a notepad by the side of the bed and voice recorders around the house.