"I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, living in the hopeless, hungry side of town, I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid his debt, but is a victim of the times, and I wear it for t…"

"I've been known to throw a few punches in my day. But I've also been known to take a few punches. And I've always gotten back up."

"I've been through a lot of ups and downs in my life. But I've always come back to the music."

"I wear black because I'm a good guy. I'm not trying to be mysterious. It's just my way of saying I'm not a happy-go-lucky person. I'm a serious person. And I've got a lot of problems."

"I'm a survivor. I've survived a lot. And I'll survive a lot more."