When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

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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.

I'd better be on the road, or I'll be going nuts. I'm not the kind...

I'd better be on the road, or I'll be going nuts. I'm not the kind...

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

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

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

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

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.

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....

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...

You can have fun, but you also have to put on your thinking cap every...

You can have fun, but you also have to put on your thinking cap every...

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...

It was more fun trying to figure out I Want To Hold Your Hand than...

It was more fun trying to figure out I Want To Hold Your Hand than...

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...

Timing is everything.

Timing is everything.

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'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...

I wish I had a nickel for every song that I've left in the bathroom,...

I wish I had a nickel for every song that I've left in the bathroom,...

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...

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...

If I have an idea, I write it down, although I usually carry a little...

If I have an idea, I write it down, although I usually carry a little...

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...

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.