People, as critical as it looks, we're OK. We are in control, whether we feel it or not.

Your kids can say some cruel things to you at times. For example, Nicole, Miles and Sofie are standing there in the room and I'm dressed to kill in my own mind. They'll say to me, 'Dad, you're not going out there looking like that are you?' If that doesn't kill a star, I don't know what does!

I find myself going out on the road to get my confidence back, because I lose it at home.

All artists are egotistical maniacs with inferiority complexes.

People have allowed me into their homes, through my words and my music.

I just had to find all my friends that used to be in the business. As I say, the music business didn't die, it just moved to Nashville.

It's quite interesting that in my growing up I had several influences. We had gospel music on campus. R&B music was, of course, the community, and radio was country music. So I can kind of see where all the influences came from.