Rick Rubin and my father had a great friendship and it's because of it that the work my dad did at the end of his life was created - that he felt creativity and invigorated again, even though he was being consumed by frailty.

I steadfastly believe that there is no greater love than that between a mother and a child.

I think most of my life I have spent trying to gain normalcy, whatever that may be.

Seeing my father's handwriting puts me in contact with the man he was at each stage of his life.

I saw my parents go through tough times between 1979 and 1983. They almost split up.

My mom, dad and me were a compact group. They instilled in me a love for the outdoors. On school breaks, we'd go fishing for a week in the wilds of Alaska or Canada. The land was always in their souls.