They were marketing me as a teen idol, when the stuff on the record was not what teen idols were doing at the time.

Residuals from Australia, from the Mission Magic show, saved my butt. So there is a reason for everything.

At this young age I am already sold on the idea of the dog. One of God's absolutely greatest inventions and one that needs no more tinkering. The dog is the perfect beast, companion, friend, shoulder to lean on, and scapegoat when too many cookies are missing. And a dog won't hold that against you, either. I am at peace sitting in silence with a dog.

I went to America and got into a band, had success, had hits in Australia.

Karma is not just about the troubles, but also about surmounting them.

I love my life, and I love the people that I'm connected to and I love my family and I love what I do, I'm passionate about performing and being onstage. That and meditating and hugging a dog are the only three times I am absolutely sure I will never get a depressed moment. So if I could go from dog-hugging to meditation to being onstage, I'd be good.

I write to be truthful in my songs, which is why I wrote what's painfully truthful about my life in my autobiography.