Kid Rock, who has just released his sixth album 'Rock n' Roll Jesus' wants to be a musician again, and not just a personality spoken about by the tabloids.
Speaking to Associated Press, Rock said, "On this one I just feel more comfortable in my own skin than I have ever felt as an artist, songwriter, as a father, just as a human being."This is the record that everything has come together on. The song writing has really stepped up, the playing, the singing and all those genres that I've stepped in and been like a creative chameleon. It really kind of shines in this record in a great way."
But that's not enough for the artist who in recent times has been known more for his marriage to, and speedy divorce from Pamela Anderson, his fisticuffs with Anderson's ex-husband Tommy Lee (himself barely known as a musician anymore) and his amateur porno featuring Creed singer Scott Stapp and two groupies.
"The best formula for revenge is success," he says, speaking of of Anderson's influence on his new album. "It kind of made sense to me. As much as you don't want to say you are a vengeful person, when someone drags your name through the mud and plays press games and puts things out there like that, you are kind of like, all right. US Weekly will be gone next week, the songs I am writing won't."
At least he is aware of his position in the world right now, saying "There is no question. I think [tabloid stories have overshadowed his music] in the last few years, definitely. The personal antics have overshadowed the music."
But hey, at least he still believes in himself, saying "I wouldn't be honest with myself if I said that it wouldn't hurt if this album didn't sell. It would. It would be painful because I think it is my best album to date."
