Growing up as a kid, we moved all over the country on a fairly frequent basis, from New Jersey to Texas, California, Illinois... we moved 21 times in my first 17 years.

For me, growing up in a ridiculously poor family living in dead-end neighborhoods, Superman was a deeply personal icon, one that said you can do anything if you put your mind to it. What he stood for formed the core of who I wanted to be as I grew up, and informed how I view the world and my responsibilities to other people.

My philosophy: find what it is you want to say, walk in the room, say it, and get the hell out.

Understanding is a three-edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth.

I thought the best thing to do to bring me back to reality would be to have a child, and by the time I had my first, Taylor, when I was 25, we'd sold 35 million records as a band, and I'd had enough; I knew my sanity was more important than success.

What I like is to bring the best team for the fans, and if we have that then we need to perform and we need success, but that is what I like and what I have had all my life in football.

Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that's probably the biggest key to success.

The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.