You Can Be Rich In Spirit, Kindness,

I Think I've Got My Business Notions And My Sense For That Sort Of Thing From My Dad. My Dad Never Had A Chance To Go To School. He Couldn't Read And Write. But He Was So Smart. He Was Just One Of Those People That Could Just Make The Most Of Anything And Everything That He Had To Work With.

Many Of My Friends Are Gay, Male And Female. I Don't Judge People. I Don't Care What People Do In Their Bedrooms And People Shouldn't Care What I Do In Mine.

When You Come From Where I Come From, If Anyone In The Family Makes It Out, The Others Kind Of Come With You.

I Hope To Die Right In The Middle Of A Song And Right On The Stage Doing What I Love To Do. I Hope To Be About 120 When That Happens.

As A Songwriter, You're Allowed To Write Anything, And As A Person, I Am All Colors In The Rainbow. I've Been Through Everything, You Know, So I Can Write A Positive Song Like 'better Get To Livin'' Because That's My Attitude. But That Doesn't Mean I'm Happy All The Time. You Can't Be A Deep And Serious Songwriter Without Feelings. You Kinda Have To Live With Your Feelings Out On Your Sleeve And Get Hurt More Than Most People. The Fear I Might Get Hurt Means I Might Not Be Able To Write Another Song.