As a solo artist, I just felt cemented in front of the mike stand. There was very little time to play with the audience and be a band member.

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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...

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...

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 soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Timing is everything.

Timing is everything.

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....

We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

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...

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 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 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.

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'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...

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.