"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 not a religious man. I'm a spiritual man. I believe in God. I believe in Jesus Christ. I believe in the Holy Spirit. I believe in the Bible. I believe in heaven. I believe in hell. I believe in an…"

"I just try to be myself. And if people don't like it, that's their problem. Not mine."

"I'm just a man who's trying to make a difference in the world, one song at a time."

"I'm not a role model. I'm just a man. I'm a man who's made mistakes. And I'm a man who's learned from his mistakes. And I'm a man who's trying to do better."