that s fine. but that s not who i am now. you know. it s a progression. and revolution. what about now. hence the name of the album. what s the message of that lead single. i ain t a soldier but i m here to take a stand because we can because we can. is it a nod? yeah, a little bit. but not directly to, you know the president kind of stuff. it s not that. it s, you know, why should we. because we can. you know. why should we get involved in making our neighborhood a better place. because we have to. you know. and because we can just sang a little better. let s talk now about some of the things you do off stage. let s talk about home. grew up in new jersey. we all know what happened there with hurricane sandy. what did you feel when you went back and saw what had happened to the shore and the communities and the people there. i was devastated. these are my people. this was where i grew up. these were my memories. this is my family and my
fingernails black and writing on my belly. but i said that, you know, i said it as a kid and grew into that, which was good. and the truth was is when you are 25, you should write you give love a bad name. who wouldn t want to write that when you re 25 that s what life was about. if i was 50 trying to write that now, i d be deemed a dirty old man. it would be a little sick and twisted, you know. but there are some that would still do it. not me. we ve grown up in public. and that s that s sort of the, you know, the cuteness is you can go, okay, go on right here insert bad name with my hair down. that s cool, that s fine. but that s not who i am now. you know, it s a progression and revolution. what about now? hence the name of the album. what s the message of that lead single? i ain t a soldier but i m here
you give love a bad name that s cool. you know, that s fine. that s not who i am now. you know, it s it s a progression, an evolution. reporter: what about now, hen the name of the album? what s the message of that lead single at the top? i ain t a soldier but i m here to take a stand because we can reporter: because we can, is it a nod? a little bit, you not directly it s not that. it s, you know, where should we, because we can. you know, why should we get involved in making our neighborhood a better place, because we have to. you know, and because we can because we can just sang a little better. reporter: let s talk about things you do off stage. let s talk about home. grew up in new jersey. we all know what happened there with hurricane sandy. what did you feel when you went back and saw what had happened to the shore and to the communities and the people