My father was a very difficult man.
I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.
I'm not over the top; I'm not wacky. I'm fairly understated, and that reflects in the way I sing.
I have no technical training and am completely uneducated in music.
People generally let me be me. People are aware that I'm not someone particularly begging for attention. They hold back a bit with me.
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.