It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.

I didn't have any inhibitions. I saw Elvis and Gene Vincent, and I thought, 'Well, I can do this.' And I liked doing it. It's a real buzz, even in front of 20 people, to make a complete fool of yourself. But people seemed to like it. And the thing is, if people started throwing tomatoes at me, I wouldn't have gone on with it. But they all liked it, and it always seemed to be a success, and people were shocked. I could see it in their faces.

Success is based on imagination plus ambition and the will to work.

I've accomplished enough with the music that I haven't had to go out there and do other things to over-saturate.

Focus alone is not enough; putting in the time to commit is also crucial to achieve success.

You have to be burning with "an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right." If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out.