There's Rises And Falls And Ups And

There's A Tear In His Eye That Refuses To Fall. If It Would Land On Me, That Would Say It All.

I Grew Up In Louisiana, And I Grew Up With A Dysfunctional Family With Some Very Serious Abuse From My Stepfather, Who Could Be A Very Beautiful Person On One Hand And Be Terrible On The Other, So It Leaves Your Soul Troubled As A Child.

One Of The Most Memorable Live Performances Of My Career Took Place On The 2002 American Music Awards Show When I Had To The Opportunity To Sing With Elton John. I Was Moved By The Way He Played The Piano Onstage.

You Know Not Having My Real Dad Around And Having A Step Dad Made Me Want To Be A Great Dad. So Now I Have Been One For 9 Years. And Now 3 Daughters. So, That Is What I Am - A Dad, First And Foremost, Before Anything Else. It's Just Something That Comes Natural Now.

Five Years Ago I Figured We Were At The Top Of Our Game And That Was The Best It Was Going To Get, But With Every Album It Seems To Keep On Building On Itself.