After a while of getting jerked around, you realize what the business is really made up of.

People assume that all artists make for terrible business people, but I'm in complete charge of my own career.

There's a side to this industry that nurtures divas who can't write. It's a big business.

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.

A guy named Charlie Beacham was my first mentor at Ford. He taught me the importance of the dealers, and he rubbed my nose in the retail business.