When I sit down at a piano, I feel what's going on in my life and what led up to it. Certain songs are born from that motivation.

I don't mind it, ... The more you play, the more you get comfortable. When I played [third base] in winter ball [in 2003], I got real comfortable there. Hopefully, if that's what it takes, that will push me over the edge and give me the extra chance I need to make the team.

They're brokenhearted, they're devastated. They feel as if their life is over.

I don't put boundaries on myself when I sit at the piano.

It did not feel like something that was going to take over my life and destroy it. It felt like a subtle flower instead of a manipulative demon. That's the mystery of heroin.

If the walls are too tall, when you sit down, you feel like you're in a playpen. When you're sitting on the porch, you want to be able to see the outside.