When you play arenas you can create whatever you want. At a theater the height of the stage and the limitations of the theater can make you feel more separate from the audience.

I always said that if I could just find a guy who could chop wood and had a nice smile, it wouldn't bother me if he was a thug or an aristocrat, as long as he was a good guy. And I've ended up with an educated thug.

I don't like looking outrageous.

My father was a very difficult man.

Most of my lyrics are little stories about my experiences or those of my friends.

I always see myself as much more of a musician than a celebrity.

Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.