It doesn't take a lot to get me motivated. I'm a studio rat. When I was in high school and I would walk into a recording studio, it felt like this magical place, this temple, this womb that I could escape into.

Today, people are more into the glitz and the glamour of everything. We don't even read the inside of records anymore.

I don't like to approach people that much. There's been times when I wanted to say something to somebody, in a quick moment, but didn't. Then you think, man, who knows?

I'm not one of those artists who refuses to play their hits. I find that ridiculous. Hits are a blessing.

I'm definitely happy with everything I've done. I stand behind it. You'll always be saying, "Well, I could change that, or I would do that differently." But you have to let it be what it is.

A lot of people pretty much only listen to the chorus.

I just live my life and try to be present.