There's No Substitute To Being Successful On

The Hardest Thing To Do In This Business Is To Still Be Around. When Music Changes, When Labels' Resources Have Dried Up, It Becomes Harder And Harder To Continue To Make A Living At This.

I Just Want To Be As Creative As I Possibly Can.

Lionel Richie Told Me Forget About The Critics. But If You Come Back With Hit After Hit, You Don't Have To Worry About Anything.

When It's Your Chance To Step Up To The Plate, Just Hit It Out Of The Park, And Everybody Will Forget About Everything That Came Before.

Back In College, When I Got Kicked Out Of School, I Was Still In School, I'd Just Written The Song That Got Me My Record Deal. If I Hadn't Gotten Kicked Out Of School I Wouldn't Be Where I Am Now. Three Months After That, I Got My Record Deal And The Rest Is History.