When I was about 3, my grandfather used to give me and my sister a nickel to sit out on the front porch with him and sing songs.

When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching

We're kind of defined by our mistakes

As a solo artist, I just felt cemented in front of the mike stand. There was very little time to play with the audience and be a band member

It was more fun trying to figure out I Want To Hold Your Hand than to take lessons. By this time I knew basic chords

You can have fun, but you also have to put on your thinking cap every day