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Everybody always wants to rebel against their parents' music, but nobody listened to music louder than my dad.

You can rebel against everything adults say. When I want to find out what the new music is, I find out what parents hate.

It's true that I've never had a burning desire to rebel against my parents.

When I was growing up, my parents always told me that I had to do what I thought was right and not listen to other people. That was hard for me.

I guess I have sort of an atypical relationship with my mom for someone my age, because I think I started so young with the music thing and I had my parents always on the road with me. So at a time when I think I should have been rebelling, like in high school, they were actually my best friends.

I don't want kids listening to my music thinking it's for their parents. I want them to feel it's theirs.

I've always wanted to be sure my parents approve of what I do.

I never rebelled against my parents - I worked hard, I was responsible, and I didn't go to high-school parties.