I wish I had a nickel for every song that I've left in the bathroom, written down on a matchbox, or just totally forgotten about.

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I love the idea of stepping out of the band situation into a solo world...

I love the idea of stepping out of the band situation into a solo world...

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

Les Pauls work out real well for me because I'll beat the hell out of...

Les Pauls work out real well for me because I'll beat the hell out of...

I don't like looking back.

I don't like looking back.

I feel like I have the greatest life an artist could dream of.

I feel like I have the greatest life an artist could dream of.

As a solo artist, I just felt cemented in front of the mike stand. There...

As a solo artist, I just felt cemented in front of the mike stand. There...

Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They...

Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They...

We were playing popular music, but we were doing our own arrangements because we were...

We were playing popular music, but we were doing our own arrangements because we were...

Around '75 when the recession hit, club owners started going to disco because it was...

Around '75 when the recession hit, club owners started going to disco because it was...

Once you start thinking about it in a mercenary frame of mind, then you're finished....

Once you start thinking about it in a mercenary frame of mind, then you're finished....

I was born in Alabama and my first live music experiences were in church. Every...

I was born in Alabama and my first live music experiences were in church. Every...

On acoustic guitar I tend to stay in the key of D for some reason....

On acoustic guitar I tend to stay in the key of D for some reason....

I have always been a sucker for the big, upbeat chorus.

I have always been a sucker for the big, upbeat chorus.

Timing is everything.

Timing is everything.

We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

It is all about being open and paying attention to the music in your head....

It is all about being open and paying attention to the music in your head....

Make sure you know what you are signing when you sign a recording contract.

Make sure you know what you are signing when you sign a recording contract.

If music became extinct now, I don't know what I'd be good for.

If music became extinct now, I don't know what I'd be good for.

I don't write on tour. There is so much to do day in and day...

I don't write on tour. There is so much to do day in and day...

I like being on the road, living in hotels. While I've got a real nice...

I like being on the road, living in hotels. While I've got a real nice...