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When I retired from my music November 1997, it had been 37 years.

In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed.

It wasn't until I was about 17 or 18 years old that I got into music.

I dedicated almost 12 years to the music industry before having children.

I'm still getting thrilled with music even after 40 years of doing it professionally.

In 2010, I had been playing guitar for 50 years.

I wanted to study at the Art Students League in New York when I was young, but I didn't have the money. Then I was fortunate enough to become Johnny Cougar Mellencamp. At the time, I thought I'd make a couple of records and get back to painting. It never dawned on me that I'd be 64 years old and still making music.

I lived for music since I could think.

My overnight success was really 15 years in the making. I'd been writing songs since I was 6 and playing in bands and performing since I was 14.

I'm 60, and I did 60-year-old women songs. I'm not trying to be the Hip-Hop Queen, although I am the original Hip Hop Queen.