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When I was working with David Cassidy at the Rio, I made an album of updated versions of some 1970s disco tunes. I had a blast.

We enjoy change and freshness, and disco was only one area we've delved into.

That was the producer who produced a couple of my solo albums. He produced my second, third and fourth solo albums. It was his project and I just joined him on it. I sang on one and played bass on another one.

My dad took me to all the best rock and punk shows when I was growing up and music has always been a part of my life. So I'm very interested in the music scene and I suppose that's why I've ended up going out with musicians. Dave Pirner is still one of my best friends.

I met will.i.am in the studio and played him a couple of songs and he liked them. We're similar but there's nobody in my lane doing what I'm doing.

So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me for certain tours.

50 Cent's a songwriter. He understood and liked my music, but he didn't understand me.

My lifelong friend and mentor Frank Barsalona is gone. And the music business as we knew it went with him.

When I left the band I said Look, I am ready to move on. I was interested in playing with some of the other people that I had bee a studio musician with.

I sang with my father for over 50 years, and now all of a sudden he's gone, and I just dropped out.