The most important influence in my childhood was my father.
My mum's parents were from Ireland, my dad's mum was American-Irish.
Well, for one thing, you know my dad was a cop.
My dad's passion was to teach adults to read so they could read to their kids.
My dad was a geologist and my mum was a nurse who directed amateur theatrics.
Dad really had little to do with the songs, except to perform them.
To be fair to my dad, he is one of the brightest men I've ever met.
My dad recently reminded me that my grandfather's cousin was Lefty Frizzell.
My dad seemed comfortable with his decision to be a 'have-not,' but I knew that I wasn't.
My dad wanted to name me after Rainier Maria Rilke, the poet.
Child-rearing is my main interest now. I'm a hands-on father.
To find a prince, you gotta kiss some toads.
Dating co-stars is natural. When you're working with someone, it's habit.
Real magic in relationships means an absence of judgment of others.
The great equalizer is health. If you don't have it, you're screwed.
Genre boundaries are good for marketing but they all but disappear when you're a player.
The heavy guitars are the ones that sound good. They are not that comfortable, but they do sound great.
In America, life is introverted, self-absorbed - and so is their music.
Today, you have 100% of your life left.
My parents couldn't be looser. It was the ultimate laissez faire upbringing.
I always wanna be in the process of evolving and growing.
