Overcoming my dad telling me that I could never amount to anything is what has made me the megalomaniac that you see today.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I know that my dad not being in my life made a huge impact on me.
When I felt rather overcome with my father's opposition, I said as firmly as I could, that I must have this or something else, that I could not live without some real work.
My dad made a huge impact on me in terms of right and wrong.
On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and near triple-double, my dad was there to tell me I haven't arrived yet and bring me back to reality.
On my best days, I fancy myself a combination of Dad's persistence/patience and Mom's toughness/skepticism.
After losing Dad, there was the idea that none of us have forever. It really affects you. It makes you want to live each day as if it's your last.
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.
The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.
When you're growing up, your dad is your superhero. Once you've let yourself fall that in love with someone, once you put him on such a high pedestal and he lets you down, you never want to experience that pain again.
Being a dad is the best thing that ever happened to me. It changed my life entirely.