When I'm onstage, I'm more in the audience in my head than I am on the stage.

Sometimes [people] say the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. In my case, I am pretty fortunate. [ My kids]'re pretty balanced, cool kids, going through pretty much the same thing all the other kids go through. There's nothing unique about me as a parent. I am a parent. My kids are kids. We do the best we can do. I don't think they know a lot about what I do, other than that I am in this crazy band, Mötley Crüe.

If you actually dissect the lyrics in 'Motley Crue', you'll notice that there's a lot going on beneath the surface.

I think anything thats creative really takes my mind off whatever it is that Im going through in my life. If youre going through heartbreak, and you can write a song, its a wonderful win-win, because it takes your mind off the heartbreak, and you get to vent.

Life is like a long ride to nowhere in particular.

There's nothing unique about me as a parent. I am a parent. My kids are kids. We do the best we can do.

In my own life I like to be poised and have a positive outlook on life, and I'm leading by example to my children and people around me.