"Most songs I write are spur-of-the-moment-type things. I have to be spontaneous. If not, songwriting can bore me. There is no pre-design or idea of what I am going to do when I go into the studio. It's all like that for me. I could go in and write two or three songs in an eight-hour session. You can't over-think songs. You just can't."

"I do want to sell as many records and win as many awards as I can. The awards though, they don't necessarily determine if you're good or not. I know that now."

"I'm not always a heartbroken guy. I like to laugh, act silly, dance. There are so many more colors to me. I really can be fun."

"Creatively, I'd like to achieve not only being an artist, but being a businessman and having my own music home."

"The one thing I've learned is that stuttering in public is never as bad as I fear it will be."

"To conquer fear is to realize that the bonds of friendship are the true treasures of existence."

"Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear."

"When women break that taboo and they're not afraid to drive that car by herself - that's it. Now she has the guts to speak up for herself and take action."