“I take the invasion of my personal space very seriously.”

“Make no mistake: Bob Ritchie's up early in the morning taking pictures of his son on the first day of his senior year. Kid Rock is passed out in a hotel room somewhere with four scantily-clad women.”

“I'm actually a pretty decent human being, and when I'm home I'm straight as an arrow.”

“Two of my grandparents died in a car crash. Sucks, 'cause they would have lived to a hundred.”

“Detroit: Cars and rock 'n' roll. Not a bad combo.”

“I am happy to make money. I want to make more money, make more music, eat Big Macs and drink Budweisers.”

“Athletes and musicians make astronomical amounts of money. People get paid $100 million to throw a baseball! Shouldn't we all take less and pass some of that money onto others? Think about firefighters, teachers and policemen. We should celebrate people that are intellectually smart and trying to make this world a better place.”

“I didn't come from a trailer park. I grew up middle class and my dad had money and my mom made my lunch. I got a car when I was sixteen. I'm proud of that.”

“I do not believe that artists or actors and people should be out there like voicing their full-blown opinions on politics because, let's face it, at the end of the day, I'm not that smart of a guy.”

“I truly believe that people like myself, who are in a position of entertainers in the limelight, should keep their mouth shut on politics.”

“People in north Michigan are not different at all from people in southern Alabama. Trust me, someone who's spent a lot of time in both places. They're all hardworking, simple people.”