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I had to teach myself to let go of the conventional rock way of playing guitar and singing. Some things you wouldn't expect to work, did and some things won't ever work.

I got into the soul music, but I wanted to rock. I was a rocker.

Personally, I've never really wanted to be a rock star. That wasn't my motivation in life. It kind of happened.

I always wanted to get into rock music so I could cover up my real personality, change my voice, and create a false self to hide behind.

After 12 intense years of rock music, I was happy to get away from making a record and going out on a tour. When I did it, I wanted to feel inspired. After a while I finally had my fill working on other people's music, and I started coming up with music on my own and said, 'This could be for me.'

That's what drew me to rock music in the first place - that sense of remaking the world on your own terms.

I would have quit before I went rock-n-roll. I know one way, and that's natural, and when I can't make it, I'll come home and stay. I believe in my music.

I didn't want to stay in the Stones, and be stuck in a position having to play a music I didn't like anymore and that restricted me from doing all the others things I'm interested in because of time.

There was a period of time where I really hated rock music.

I played, like, a year of piano until I learned the 'Pink Panther' theme. That was my goal. Once I was good enough, I quit. Now my music has to have some rock.