"I'm a walking contradiction, a living paradox. I'm a man who's seen it all, and yet I'm still learning."

"I've been to jail. I've been in a lot of places. I've been in a lot of trouble. I've been in a lot of situations that were not good. But I've always come out of it. And I've always had a good time."

"You've got to be careful not to be a hypocrite. If you sing a song about drinking, you've got to drink. If you sing a song about shooting a man down, you've got to shoot a man down. I've done both, fo…"

"I'm a simple man. I like simple things. I like simple food. I like simple clothes. I like simple music. I like simple people. I like simple life. I like simple God. I like simple Jesus. I like simple …"

"I wear the black for every lonely heart, for every broken promise, torn apart."