There's a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty.

You have to believe in yourself before anybody else believes in you.

I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician.

I refused then like I do now to let anybody tie me down

The thing I love about music is that you can take things that are painful, deep things that hurt you, and you can turn them into something beautiful.

You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it.

I'd much rather be playing songs than talking to people.