I Think There's A Real Joy In

Obviously It's Fun To Let Yourself Go And Eat A Pint Of Haagen Dazs, But Being Healthy Feels The Best. Sobriety And Health Is The Greatest Thing.

As A Kid, You Want To Be Liked For Who You Are. You Don't Want To Be Liked For Who Your Parents Are. You Don't Want To Get A Job Because Of Who Your Parents Are. You Want To Do It On Your Own, With Your Own Gifts And Your Own Value. So, I Decided To Spare My Kids That And Not Be As Pro-active As My Dad Was.

It Used To Kind Of Upset Me When I'd Be Working On A Part In My Hotel Room, And I'd Get An Idea For A Song And Find Myself On The Guitar For An Hour When I Should Be Working On My Lines. But I've Discovered That When I Start To Shake Up My Creativity It Wants To Be Expressed In All Kinds Of Different Ways. They All Kind Of Inform Each Other.

I Had Years Of Partying, And I Was Kind Of Surprised And Happy I Survived It All. Now, Being A Parent, I Look Back On It Thinking, Oh God, The Things You Did!

When I Was Really Young, My Mom Enrolled Me In Dance Classes. "mom, I'm Too Young To Dance," I Told Her. She Kind Of Forced Me, But I Ended Up Loving It, And After The first Lesson I Came Back And Said, "come On, Mom, I'll Show You The Box Step." That Introduced Me Not Just To Dancing But Also To Working With Someone Without Having A Goal.