I've always written songs, even when I wasn't doing anything with my personal life in music.

I have no problem paying my dues and I have no problem going out and working the club circuit.

Don't believe your own publicity. You can't; you'll start thinking that you're better than you are.

I did plenty of crazy stuff, but I did a lot of charity stuff. You can't stop. You want to continue to taste, and sometimes that's crazy, stupid things.

Stop doing what the record companies are doing and do what's in your heart.

Just do what you like to do, and do it all the time.

Somehow I wasn't completely crucified by the critics. I don't know how or why, I probably should've been.