“They were marketing me as a teen idol, when the stuff on the record was not what teen idols were doing at the time.”

“I was one of those dark, quiet kids that wrote poetry.”

“The first guitar I ever got was for my 13th birthday.”

“I'm thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could've gone the other way.”

“They were marketing me as a teen idol, when the stuff on the record was not what teen idols were doing at the time.”

“I was a happy kid up until I hit the teen years.”

“I mean I was famous for nothing.”

“The whole point of me doing a Christmas record and what I centered it around was the song 'Christmas with You' from the point-of-view of the soldiers in Iraq.”

“My wife and I have built trust with our children and have always had open communication.”

“It's a weird thing. Rick Springfield wrote 'Jessie's Girl,' and he probably gets sick of talking about 'Jessie's Girl.' The thing is, I didn't write 'Blurred Lines.' I didn't direct the music video. I'm really happy for the success, but it is kind of a funny thing to follow me around.”