The rest of the state is doing all right.

I'm in Houston right now, getting ready to go to a farm in Lake Charles. I left my mom and my grandmother and her blind friend in a hotel lobby in Baton Rouge, so I've got to get them up to the farm. I grabbed my guitar, my dog and my girlfriend and got out. That was all I could do. I've got nothing left besides a little cash in my back pocket. It will take months for me to figure out a semblance of what to do.

There is going to be expectations and big-girl responsibilities that she can pass on right now because she's not officially representing a company; she's not an ambassador for the sport as a professional. That becomes a different deal when it becomes a business. I think the pace is just a little too accelerated.

It wouldn't feel right standing on stage singing songs at a time like this. My priority right now is to get back home and help rebuild my city.

I think it's going to be difficult because (Clemens) will probably win the rest of the games this year (and) that's going to tighten it up,

What he's doing is the right thing to figure out what he's really strong at. He knows the rest of the world is catching up to him. Eventually, he's going to have to come down to two or three events.