You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.

• That's what I love from metal, and that's what I love from hip-hop. That's what I love from any music that's hard, that's got an edge to it-The attitude in it.
• Surround yourself with good people. Whether they're the best or not, people are capable of learning if they've got good hearts and they're good souls.
• I know I'm not the best. I'm not the best singer, I'm not the best songwriter, I'm not the best player.
• I didn't come from a trailer park. I grew up middle class and my dad had money and my mom made my lunch. I got a car when I was sixteen. I'm proud of that.
• I didn't want to go out and change anything. I just wanted to make the music that was part of my background, which was rock and blues and hip-hop.
• I'm all about change, and I know things are going to move forward in life, and that's just how it goes.
• I didn't come from a trailer park. I grew up middle class and my dad had money and my mom made my lunch. I got a car when I was sixteen. I'm proud of that.
• If it looks good, you'll see it. If it sounds good, you'll hear it. If its marketed right, you'll buy it. But... If its real... you'll feel it.
• Surround yourself with good people. Whether they're the best or not, people are capable of learning if they've got good hearts and they're good souls.
• I'm actually a pretty decent human being, and when I'm home I'm straight as an arrow.