I try to look at most of my solos as a musical piece within the song, not, say, showing off.

You know, when you're an actor, you want to go to Hollywood. When you're a musician, you want to go to Nashville.

Stand on the stage in front of 15 people or 15,000. Have them look up to you and tell you how wonderful you are, and if you don't think that's a great feeling, okay, then you're unlike me.

Dare to fail. If you never fail, you're never taken risks and that's no way to take on this life.

Somehow, you need to cling to your optimism. Always look for the silver lining. Always look for the best in people. Try to see things through the eyes of a child. See the wonder in the simplest things. Never stop dreaming. Believe anything is possible.

I'm all for sharing music, but when people can download a whole record and pay nothing for it and then they share it with 100,000 other people, it's breaking down the whole business.

There's nothing like a love for our children. I love being a papa, and that's the truth.