I learned how to sing in front of a lot of people and to hone my skills alongside some of the greatest performers of all time.

MusiCares was really good to me. I can't say enough how MusiCares helps other people. They really, really helped me. They have the greatest groups and support for musicians in recovery.

I don't know how I got out of some of the scrapes I was in. But I know that there's some sort of plan.

A lot of people said I was a rebel. I wasn't.

I was always in a big hurry to do everything. Before I was 20, I was married twice and had two kids. But I don't regret any of it. I learned a lot about myself. I had a lot to say for someone my age, real early on.

It was a lot of years before I got something I wanted to sing in front of other people.