I Had A 10-year Heroin Habit And

When I'm Alcohol-free Now And Even To See The World Around Me, I Appreciate It, But I Never Truly Enjoy Too Much Of It Maybe Because I Feel Like I'm A Working Musician. There Are Some Joyous Moments, But I Will Not Think A Joyous Moment.

I've Always Regretted The Fact That I've Never Formally Studied And Learned The Mechanics Of Writing Music.

I Never Consciously Tried To Conceive Of What My Sound Should Be...i Never Tried To Imitate Anybody, But When You Love Somebody's Music, You're Influenced...i Really Don't Know How I Developed My Sound, But It Comes From A Combination Of My Musical Conception And No Doubt The Basic Shape Of The Oral Cavity.

I'm A Recovered Alcoholic. I Don't Do Anything Anymore, But Those Things, Those Things Take Away ... You're A Different Personality Completely When You Take Those. For Those Who Are Really Chemically Dependent On Anything, It's Not You.

Life Is Too Full Of Distractions Nowadays. When I Was A Kid We Had A Little Emerson Radio And That Was It. We Were More Dedicated. We Didn't Have A Choice.