I signal with an independent label, Continuum. After that I put out a totally independent record, sold fourteen thousand of them from my basement, bought a house, started raising my kid, made a decent living.

I didn’t want to go out and change anything. I just wanted to make the music that was part of my background, which was rock and blues and hip-hop.

But I’m a great father. That’s why I got custody.

And there’s a feeling you get from making music that is unlike anything else in the world.

My past is a bit checkered.

I always believed it would happen and stuck to my guns.

I could care less about what people think. I’m a Devil Without A Cause.

On a scale of the United States, the Hollywood influence on what comes out, that’s not the majority views of across the country. What we read in Us Weekly or People magazine, or Entertainment Tonight, it’s not what the majority of the country is thinking.

That’s what I love from metal, and that’s what I love from hip-hop. That’s what I love from any music that’s hard, that’s got an edge to it-The attitude in it.

My shows aren’t about trying to save some place, because I don’t feel that’s the right venue for it. That’s my politics right there: Don’t bring politics to my shows.

A lot of people told me that I’m committing musical suicide with my sound.

I want as many people as possible to hear my music. I’m happy to entertain people by being a star.

You’ve got to work hard for your success and you’ve got to have a steady presence. That’s the secret.

But honestly, it’s pretty weird; there are girls who’d do absolutely everything just to get a backstage pass. I don’t know what it is, but really, when you’re on national TV in America the girls love you. They all want you! And I’m not complaining!

I know every Skynyrd and about all Johnny Cash songs.

I am happy to make money. I want to make more money, make more music, eat Big Macs and drink Budweisers.

I didn’t come from a trailer park. I grew up middle class and my dad had money and my mom made my lunch. I got a car when I was sixteen. I’m proud of that.

I was the little white kid who rocked the turntables.

Being a father helps me be more responsible… you see more things than you’ve ever seen.

I think what I’ve learned out of this lifetime is you should be proud of where you come from.

Going out hanging out with the troops, and you know it’s kind of all summed up in the TV show, I don’t what else I can say about it. It’s a great thing to do, something I’m definitely proud of.

If it looks good, you’ll see it. If it sounds good, you’ll hear it. If it’s marketed right, you’ll buy it. But… if it’s real, you’ll feel it.

Are some women and children going to die? Yeah. But it’s doing the right thing. You got money, you sit around talking about peace. People who don’t have money need some help.

Rock ‘n’ roll is much easier if you’re white.

As far as my street cred goes, I’ll always have that, because I always hang with the kids. I’ll jump right off the stage and buy them a beer. I’ll be a star on stage, but I’ll always hang with the kids.

It’s not that I’m Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes now, but I’ve got my priorities in order.

I never said I wanted to be around for a long time. I always said I wanted to be here for a good time.

Europeans don’t seem to have the groupie mentality.

I like to make music, I like rap music. Even if I’m white, I support that music. If I want to support it or any other white kid wants to support it more power to them.

You know, when I started I liked Big Macs and Budweiser and I still like Big Macs and Budweiser.

My take on rap is driven by straightforward American southern rock and blues.

I signal with an independent label, Continuum. After that I put out a totally independent record, sold fourteen thousand of them from my basement, bought a house, started raising my kid, made a decent living.

I think I did every drug known to mankind, smoked crack, boozed, dropped acid, you name it.

Why does anything ever happen? Some things happen and some don’t.

I care less if I can’t be part of your scene because I am the scene. I am everything that is.

That’s why I called my record Devil Without a Cause – I’m a white boy who’s so sick of hearing that white kids are going to steal rap.

I’m actually a pretty decent human being, and when I’m home I’m straight as an arrow.

They believed you can’t mix rock, country, and rap, and that crossover is dead. I always knew it would work. And it will always work as long as you’re really into it and like what you’re doing.