Then again, I think about high school every day and I think about being a little kid every day too.

The hack songwriter will write the absolute truth every single word, whether it makes a great song or not.

I've had more people in my life take their lives than... I think it's out of proportion with most people. I think a lot of them gravitate towards me because of the music.

I forever felt that I've fallen right between the crack of way too young for the first generation of classic rock 'n' roll and too old to be brand-new. It's hard.

I'm beyond caring what anyone expects of me anymore.

Actually, I've done it the other way so many times where you rehearse the band and you do the whole thing with lights, the show and the crew - everything. Then you see what happens and you're already committed to dates. I'm just sort of putting out feelers this way.

People like to see human error when it’s honest. When people see you swing and miss, they start to root for you.