I'm not the kind of guy who deserves to play a vintage guitar because I'm too rough on instruments.

Quote by Tommy Shaw

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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.

By the time I did that third solo album, I'd finally learned how to do...

By the time I did that third solo album, I'd finally learned how to do...

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...

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 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.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

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...

When a song gets its legs and begins to come to me, this is the...

When a song gets its legs and begins to come to me, this is the...

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...

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...

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...

There were some older guitarists on my side of town, and I got to know...

There were some older guitarists on my side of town, and I got to know...

I wrote songs all my life, where anyone wanted to hear them or not.

I wrote songs all my life, where anyone wanted to hear them or not.

We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

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.

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...

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

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

When I was about 3, my grandfather used to give me and my sister a...

When I was about 3, my grandfather used to give me and my sister a...

I've always stuck with Gibsons. I've had Guilds and Fenders, too, but I always wind...

I've always stuck with Gibsons. I've had Guilds and Fenders, too, but I always wind...