A lot of things I am, and a lot of things I am not. But I think I'm about as good an American as there is. I love this country. It's been very, very good to me. And it will be good to anybody if they are willing to give of themselves.
The thing I love about music is that you can take things that are painful, deep things that hurt you, and you can turn them into something beautiful.
There is only one real happiness in life, and that is the happiness of creating.