Once I had kids, my whole attitude changed. I was like, "You make a spinal cord from scratch and we'll talk."

I felt I had a responsibility to do the right thing. And then I wanted to do the right thing by my family and there was no handbook.

I love Katy Perry, she is a wonderful pop singer.

With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice.

I wasn't interested in fabricating things and altering what I did to make hit records.

When I was a kid about joining the Peace Corps. It said it was "the hardest job you'll ever love." This is what parenting is, as far as I'm concerned. This is parenting. That is the friggin' Peace Corps. Because you don't love doing this - this is the thing you love the most in your life, it's the best thing you ever do.

It's really hard to make records and concentrate and have a free mind, because I have this whole other life. If you don't have kids it's a whole other thing. I think you can be fifty and still have a rock and roll lifestyle; you can still perpetuate that.