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My dad was a tyrant. He used to physically beat the crap out of us.

My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable and unstable.

My father was a huge influence on me.

The fact I had my father as an adversary was such a powerful tool to work with. I subconsciously fought him to the degree that I drove me to be one of the most successful musician in the world.

My Father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic.

I rebelled against all form of authority, against my grandfather, my step-father, the Church, the police, the government, the bosses. Everything male that was there, and was determining my life.

My father was a tyrant about reading, and that put me off books when I was little.

My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable and unstable. As a result, the atmosphere of our home was super-charged with fear because you never knew if what you did would make him mad or not.

When my mother died, I fell apart. My father wanted to control me. As a consequence, I ran away to America.

The most important influence in my childhood was my father.