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" It doesn't matter what kind of problems a family is having; it should always stay in the family. "

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" There was a period when STP and I weren't making music - we weren't getting along very good at all. But I had my studio, so I was writing and recording a lot of music. But something told me not to put it out. It was all stream of consciousness; it was clever, but it didn't really have substance. "

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" My family is the most beautiful thing in my life beyond anything else, even music. "

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" I sang in choir as a kid. "

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" We're only as big as our experiences. "

" As I've gotten older and my life is a lot more stable, I've gotten more into storytelling. "

" Bowie's obviously my biggest influence. "

" Who you are as a person has to do with what you think and how you feel. It has to do with how you love and how you care for people. "

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" Processed pig is white trash meat. Some people call it Spam. "

" When I was around nine years old, I was a fan of Shaun Cassidy's first album. "

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" When bands got really big and sold a lot of records back in the day and did really well on the road, everyone developed a certain ego. And there's a certain entitlement that comes with that. And it stops people from communicating the way you used to communicate when you were in a band together and it was all for one, one for all. "

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" Not sure how I can be 'terminated' from a band that I founded, fronted and co-wrote many of their biggest hits. But that's something for the lawyers to figure out. "

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