You Know, It's Hard To

I've Had To Learn And Discipline Myself That I'm Much Happier And Much Less Depressed If I Give Myself A Project. It's Just That Simple.

When I Was A Kid, I Lived In This Small Town Way Out In The Country. We Had Three Tv Channels And One Radio Station. I Couldn't Even Get My Hands On Good Comic Books. My Aunt, Who Is A Librarian, Gave Me Tolkien's "the Lord Of The Rings," Laura Ingalls Wilder's "little House On The Prairie," And Lewis's "the Chronicles Of Narnia." They Were Such Incredible Treasures To Have In My Somewhat Mundane Country Life.

I Always Call Performing Live "giving The People The Medicine," Because When You're Engaged In It, You Can Feel The Sort Of Soul Magic Being Exchanged Between The Performer And The Audience.

If You Always Have Something In Your Life That You're Trying To Improve Upon, Then Every Day You Have A Reason To Get Out Of Bed, And You Have A Reason To Achieve Something And Feel Good.

I Learned The Word Non-conformist In Fourth Grade And Immediately Announced That I Would Grow Up To Become One.