He asked if I was a songwriter, and I said yeah, that I was in town because I'd won this contest. He said, okay, then he was gonna play me his hit, and started singing 'When it's time to relax,…

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Married and divorced, three beautiful daughters, two in college. The other one is 16, lives...

Married and divorced, three beautiful daughters, two in college. The other one is 16, lives...

As corny as it may sound, my true goal was to crack the Americana market.

As corny as it may sound, my true goal was to crack the Americana market.

You get a letter from her agency embracing you into the family that says, 'It...

You get a letter from her agency embracing you into the family that says, 'It...

Now I'm fortunate to have a good band in CA, and play many solo gigs...

Now I'm fortunate to have a good band in CA, and play many solo gigs...

You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard.

You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard.

I'd just hit the Billboard thing, and I had a good feeling. About a month...

I'd just hit the Billboard thing, and I had a good feeling. About a month...

The biggest deal for me was that all 24 winners are placed on the Billboard...

The biggest deal for me was that all 24 winners are placed on the Billboard...

If I go to a seminar and someone like you or someone like him is...

If I go to a seminar and someone like you or someone like him is...

You know, if you don't do nothin, you don't do nothin.

You know, if you don't do nothin, you don't do nothin.

I'm proud of paying taxes. The only thing is--I could be just as proud for...

I'm proud of paying taxes. The only thing is--I could be just as proud for...

I explained to the lady my love for John and his work, and she made...

I explained to the lady my love for John and his work, and she made...

I liked the way they treated the first, second, and third place finishers equally. It...

I liked the way they treated the first, second, and third place finishers equally. It...

I'm proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could...

I'm proud to pay taxes in the United States; the only thing is, I could...

I've been playing music all my life, from being a choir soloist at Symphony Hall...

I've been playing music all my life, from being a choir soloist at Symphony Hall...

It's not an act, it's just my way.

It's not an act, it's just my way.

I really believe in myself. I'm the hardest worker I know, and one of the...

I really believe in myself. I'm the hardest worker I know, and one of the...

I know how I like to be treated, so I always start by saying, 'Could...

I know how I like to be treated, so I always start by saying, 'Could...

As busy as I claim to be, I've still got the greatest job in the...

As busy as I claim to be, I've still got the greatest job in the...

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no...

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no...

Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for...

Competition is such a virtue, and everybody's so busy competing, they have no time for...