I didn't know how well my first album had done; it was enough to get me to do the second album, which was a continuation of the music I'd worked on and perfected.

Once you're successful with a certain kind of music, it's hard not to have faith in it as a means to stay successful.

I have been on diets that were supervised by doctors, that were carefully supervised where I lost weight.

So see every opportunity as golden, and keep your eyes on the prize - yours, not anybody else's.

Music is an art form that doesn't need to be explained. It needs to be performed; it needs to be felt; it needs to be listened to; it needs to progress.

As musicians, and as people who sell material for people to hear and absorb, it's important that we use that voice wisely.

That's a wonderful thing, because one of the primary qualities of a good performance is honesty.