I had a lot of coaches growing up that were very hard on the kids in the name of building character, but it could have the opposite effect on kids.

I'm listening to a lot of Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, and Rihanna. A lot of pop female artists. I have to say I'm pretty well-versed in the pop female category.

Like most people, I have painful memories of trying to fit in as a child. I wore, said, and did pretty much what everyone else did.

My job doesn't define my kids in any way. When we go to places, it's about them and it's about us as a family. I think they're proud of me, but I'm just Dad.

Street art belongs on the street. But I'm a working street artist and I earn my money selling art in the style of street art via galleries.

I was able to endure and play a special part in music history. And I always managed to keep working, even if I wasn't a big solo artist.

Writing is not work. In fact, there's nothing better. Writing is something that if the music business went completely away tomorrow - radio stations quit existing and music quit being popular and it was old hat - I would still write songs.

The greatest compliment a writer can be given is that a story and character hold a reader spellbound. I'm caught up in the story writing and I miss a good deal of sleep thinking about it and working out the plot points.