I'll Admit I'm A Workaholic.

In 21 Years There Are A Lot Of Ups And Downs. There Are Melancholy Times. There Are Sad Times. There Are Happy Times. There Are Unsure Times. There Are Life Lessons.

An Important Mentor For Me, In Terms Of Teaching Me That There's A Right Way And A Wrong Way To Do Things, Was Probably My Football Coach. And Playing Football Was One Of The First Times In My Life That I Realized Nothing Is Given To You. You Have To Work Really Hard.

I'm Proud Of The Fact That I'm At A Point In My Career That If I Want To Take A Little Bit Of A Left Turn And Make An Album That Is More Hushed, More Acoustic And More Personal, That I Can Do It.

Now I'm A Symbol Of What To Be And How Hard To Work. I Have Heads Of Major Labels Say, "i Wish You Could Teach Our Artists How To Do It." At One Point I Was The Punching Bag Of What Not To Be, And Now I'm The Model Of What To Be.

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