You are only as big as your experiences.

It seems like everyone's got an agenda, and the agenda seems to be selling magazines or air time with sensational stories.

When people ask me if I have a hobby, a lot of times my answer is that I like to surf in warm water. I like to ski, if I have the opportunity. But really, I like to go to my studio and write music that I want to write, where there's no pressure to come up with a hit single.

I've changed the way I look at things. When I put out a record or single I don't allow myself to set up expectations like, "This song must be a number one hit. Its got to sell X amount of records." I have fallen into that trap before.

I want my ex-wife and children to be happy.

Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting.

There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust.