I'm really glad I didn't have kids earlier, because I probably would have ignored them. I was so into my career. I could just go and play a ton of shows, night after night after night. I can't do that anymore.

I had kids at age 47, and very late in life, and I'd been doing it for 30 straight years, writing songs, making a record and touring and starting the process right over.

Even in junior high, I always knew I had a talent for music and I knew I could make money that way.

I once won a Grammy for an Australian version of 'Turn the Page' that another artist did; I can't remember his name. There've been covers down through the years around the world, but I did like Metallica's, because I kind of related to Metallica when they first came out, because Jimmy Hetfield really reminded me of me in 1965, you know?

It's pure joy to see some people who've never had the chance to live their dream, come on stage, and let loose.

Joy always came after pain.

It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You can't rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you.

One of the neatest things I saw with the team at Ohio State - and we preach about it all the time as coaches - is that the team genuinely played for the happiness, success and rings on the finger for the guy next to them.