Its always my goal to raise the bar with each record I put out.

My dad was a bass player in a Latino band when I was growing up. So we always had musical instruments in our basement.

I like to work with different musicians and producers to change the feels of every release.

Certain social situations make me feel like a square peg in a round hole. Realising you can connect to the human race through song makes me feel less alien.

A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.

The American way is the way most law-abiding Americans live - in debt. Does this make a balanced budget un-American?

I needed to find my own worth and shake the image after having done 'Showgirls' at age 21.

Happiness is a man's greatest achievement; it is the response of his total personality to a productive orientation toward himself and the world outside.

I believe that marriage isn't between a man and woman; but between love and love.

Felting Phil (taking all of his chips down to the felt on the table). I loved beating him and then hed go over to the couch and sulk, staring at the ceiling.

I'm a big 'American Idol' watcher, and sometimes I like to watch 'America's Got Talent.' Those are big, corny admissions, but sometimes it's so fun to see those kids really sing their hearts out.

Every failure is just another step closer to a win. Never stop trying.

Depression is inertia.

courage is simply fear that has said it's prayers!