I had been in a motorcycle accident and I'd been hurt, but I recovered. Truth was that I wanted to get out of the rat race. Having children changed my life and segregated me from just about everybody and everything that was going on. Outside of my family, nothing held any real interest for me and I was seeing everything through different glasses.

Since day one, since the first time I touched the pen, I wanted to be the best at what I do.

Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.

Writing is about a blank piece of paper and leaving out what's not supposed to be there.

When you're at odds with yourself, it's hard to create. Sometimes the writing process is as easy as opening up the window and letting in the breeze. And sometimes it's like chiseling away at a block of granite with a pencil.

I don't write songs about a specific, elusive thing. I write about love, and everyone knows what it is like to have your heart broken.