I would say that my peak was making my first million at the ripe age of 29, after the first album.
I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it.
If I could be doing anything, I'd be laying on the floor in my birthday suit eating junk food and watching something dumb on TV.
You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family.
We don't do drugs, drink or use profanity. Instead we instill morals and values in my boys by raising them with a love of God and a love and respect for themselves and all people. I believe they will have a chance.
Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily.
I think there's no sacrifice too great for family, whether it's career, singing, whatever.
Typically, the theme of my albums, if there is a theme, is, 'How does it feel?' And that always leads to love songs. It just does.
Historically, in my generation, all of my heroes and heroines have had issues and problems. We all do.
I would make far more money if every song were my own, but I don't write to fill up the album with my songs.
If I could be doing anything, I'd be laying on the floor in my birthday suit eating junk food and watching something dumb on TV.
I would say that my peak was making my first million at the ripe age of 29, after the first album.
I used to sing at funeral homes for families that didn't have a vocalist. I didn't get paid. I needed to sing.
We don't do drugs, drink or use profanity. Instead we instill morals and values in my boys by raising them with a love of God and a love and respect for themselves and all people. I believe they will have a chance.