But more importantly, I think he remembered how very close I was with my own dad, who had died in 1997.

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I think I do better when things are a little tougher.

I think I do better when things are a little tougher.

And to any new fans we made along the way, I say... welcome to our...

And to any new fans we made along the way, I say... welcome to our...

I don't think I've ever laid out a batch of songs that pick myself apart...

I don't think I've ever laid out a batch of songs that pick myself apart...

My joke, which isn't really a joke, is that there will be one of two...

My joke, which isn't really a joke, is that there will be one of two...

Doing my own album provided me the opportunity to say whatever I wanted.

Doing my own album provided me the opportunity to say whatever I wanted.

But I'm just having fun playing and giving Botox injections to the older songs.

But I'm just having fun playing and giving Botox injections to the older songs.

I have complete freedom, and there's no way to get pigeonholed or bored. What could...

I have complete freedom, and there's no way to get pigeonholed or bored. What could...

I'm happy, I would say that I'm one of the happiest people I know but...

I'm happy, I would say that I'm one of the happiest people I know but...

I've never written a song that I thought was a hit.

I've never written a song that I thought was a hit.

I love when people get songs wrong. I love when people take something from a...

I love when people get songs wrong. I love when people take something from a...

I didn't want my last chapter to be the guy who sits at the piano...

I didn't want my last chapter to be the guy who sits at the piano...

But once you have some success in one style, the business wants to lock you...

But once you have some success in one style, the business wants to lock you...

So it was just a case of getting a bunch of songs that I had...

So it was just a case of getting a bunch of songs that I had...

I'm now so keenly aware that I have everything to prove and nothing to lose.

I'm now so keenly aware that I have everything to prove and nothing to lose.

It never ceases to amaze me that I get to do this for a living.

It never ceases to amaze me that I get to do this for a living.

People take songs so literally.

People take songs so literally.

When things are too easy I lose interest in them so I find ways to...

When things are too easy I lose interest in them so I find ways to...

The only thing that's a little tricky about it is sometimes people assume that if...

The only thing that's a little tricky about it is sometimes people assume that if...

I think really what I'm saying is that I thrive on adversity.

I think really what I'm saying is that I thrive on adversity.

As a songwriter, there's nothing better than winning Song Of The Year. But I couldn't...

As a songwriter, there's nothing better than winning Song Of The Year. But I couldn't...