Around '75 when the recession hit, club owners started going to disco because it was cheaper for them to just buy a sound system than it was to hire a band.

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

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

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 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 I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

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...

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...

We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

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...

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.

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...

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....

When you sign with a label, they do insist upon certain rights, and if you...

When you sign with a label, they do insist upon certain rights, and if you...

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.

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...

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...

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 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 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 soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.