They had me doing Beach Boys remakes and all that. I was basically a marionette.
Frank Sinatra is the only one that went from teen idol to superstar.
I've always written songs, even when I wasn't doing anything with my personal life in music.
Stop doing what the record companies are doing and do what's in your heart.
I have no problem paying my dues and I have no problem going out and working the club circuit.
I have no problem with starting from scratch.