Ifyouremember, weweredoing a verysuccessfultourwiththeAngelbandandallthatstuff.
Wehad a 40 billboardhit.
Wedidthehugetodayshowappearancewheretherewas, like, a 1,000,000,000 youknow, viewsorwhateverandeverythingwasgoinggreat.
Lastthing I neededwasthisdrama, like, literallythelastthing I neededbecause, I mean, I workedmywhole, youknow, I workedmywholelifetogetmymusiccareerhappening.
Andthen I finallygetsometop 40 hits.
I finallygetrielrecognition, werefinallysellingout, youknow, venuesalloverthecountry.
I wanttobedealingwithmytourbecausethat's what I'm hereto.
D'oh!
Anditjustwassooverwhelmingandsooverpowering.
Andthentherewas a seriesofeventsthathappened.
Itwas a threedayseriesofevents, butbasicallywhathappenedwas I said, Look, I needtotellthepublic I'lldosomethingbecausethisissomuchdemand.
Peoplearecryingout.
Theywantthischange.
Theywant, theywanttohearthis.
So I said, Here's what I'lldo.
I'llcomeupwith a waytospeakaboutthis, andfromthetimethat I wentonmyTwitterpageand I said, I'm gonnacomeupwith a way, justgivemesometimebecause I'm ontour.
Okay, sobasically, we'resittingin a lobbyof a hotelwherewehadbeen, youknow, we'vebeeninthetowndoingourshow, andwe'd done a charitybenefitforthefloodthathadjusthappenedthere.
Sothenthenextday, wegetshakendownbythepoliceinLouisianaandtheytrytotellmethat I ambeingpulledoverfornothaving a driver's license, eventhough I hadjustrentedthebusthatwereonandpaidforitwithmyown, likedriver's licenseandinsuranceandallofthatstuffthatwehadtohavethattoevengetthevehicle.
Andwe'd onlyleftthatweeksagoforthislegofthetour.
So I'm like, Whatareyoutalkingabout?
Butthey'relike, No, no, youdon't have a license.
Sotheydragusallintothecityorwhat I wouldsay, city, we'reinthemiddleofnowhereintotheleg.
Twolanehighway, Middleofnowhereroad.
Ah, youknow, PoliceDepartment.
Andtheystartdoing a shakedownandgoingthroughallthegirlslikesurgeon.
See, they'reallthisstuffandtheyfindnothingonme.
Butthenthey'relike, Well, youknow, we'regonnaarrestallthesegirlsanddiditat a don.
I'm like, lookwhatfor?
Like a littlebitofweedthattheyfoundliterallyorlikeah, girlwouldhave, like 1/2 of a volumeatthebottomofherpursethatdidn't have a prescriptionbottle.
Andthey'rearrestingthemandgivingthemfeloniesandtryingtoruintheirlivesoverthisand I'm like, thisseems a bitextreme, guys.
Weget a callfrommymanagerwhosaystheNationalEnquirerhascalledandthey'vegot a storyaboutwhorapedCoreyHaimandtheyweregonnagoforwardwiththatstoryandtheywant a quotefromyou.
LikelikegrowinguponthesetofGoonieswithWithWithStevenSpielbergandhavingtheabusethat I hadandthenbeingfriendswithCoryandhavinghimgothroughtheabusethathewentthroughAndthenthefactthatafterhetellsmeabouthisawfulrapeandmolestationstories, I startgettingmolested, too.
Likeallofitwasjustlike, Areyoukiddingme?
Itallmadesense.
I haveexperiencedeverything I'veexperiencedbecause I wastheguychosentodothisjob, period, and I cannotavoiditanylonger.
Soliving a facadeandthinkingthat I couldjusthave a nice, easy, normalartistlifeandenjoymylifeontheroad I knewwasnolongeranoption.
I knewthat I hadtodosomething a littlebitmoreserious, a littlebitmorededicated, andthelastthingthat I wantedtodo, thelastthing I wantedtodowasgiveupthattourandgomakethisdocumentary.
Butintheend, that's whathappened.
So I spentthenextthreeyearsofmylifededicatedtospendingallthemoneyoutofmyownpocket.
I hadtogodoitcrappyrealityshowtowheretheymademelookterriblewithmywife, youknow?
Anditwashumiliating.
Itwasembarrassing, but I diditbecauseweneededthemoneyforthegreatergood, whichwastogetthismissionaccomplishedgreatergood.
Soyou'reabletocontrolthenarrative, youknow, because I thinkifyouwouldhavewentanywhereelse, theywouldhavetriedtocontrolthenarrative, astheydidwithmypercentastheydidwiththelifetimemovie.
Theyputtheirlittlemagicspinonit, andallof a suddenit's a completelydifferent, youknow, outcomeofwhatreallyhappenedandthat's exactlywhattheywouldhavedone.
Theywouldhavegiven a softserveandtheywouldhavelettheseguysoffthehookagain.
Wecouldn't letthathappen.
youare a leaderinthis, youknow, andcreatingchangereally, reallyproudofyouforusingyourvoiceandyouryouknowyourfametosay, Hey, listen, there's a hugeproblemand I'm notgoingtositbackanymore.