Juicing has helped me bring my pressure down. Organic natural foods, too.
Doctors removed my gallbladder and pancreas, which are supposed to break down sugar and alcohol.
To be honest, I didn't think I would be here for this album [Give the People What They Want]. I thought I was going to die. When the doctor came in by himself and told me I had cancer, it was frightening. He told me he got it and there would be six months of chemo. I really thought people would be promoting my record without me here to enjoy it. But I'm here.
My fans have written me such kind emails. My management at Daptone helped me heal, too. I'm in a good place.
I often call Daptone the Motown and Stax of today. But in some ways it's different. At Motown, a lot of the musicians didn't get recognized, music got stolen, and people didn't get paid. Or the label would just throw them a pinch of money for their songs. That is one thing we're not doing. Anything anyone writes here, we get a percentage.
Every time I do a gig, my goal is getting new fans.
Phish is such a good band; they just make stuff up as a jam band.
