It was only for two years, and I jumped from family to family. It's very scary.

One day I realized that I wasn't getting anywhere by blaming other people for my circumstances. I finally understood: Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free.

Cause I'm no better than you, you, or you. And I can't get on no throne and preach, 'cause I'm not God.

It's that first step-getting out the door-that's the toughest. If you can do that, you've already won.

If you're looking for inner peace from the outside world, you're not going to get that. The inner peace starts with looking at you from the inside.

No one compares to you. Just remember that. There's no one out there - there's only one of you, and that's it. And whatever you believe about you that's great, no one else has it. And I can't look like you, there's no way I can slip into your body and be you, and you can't slip into my body and be me. This is all we're gonna get.

Don't give up, be positive and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don't stop beating down their door till you get heard. Don't ever say it'll never happen or it'll never happen.