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

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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...

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...

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 don't like looking back.

I don't like looking back.

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...

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

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

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.

When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

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...

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...

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...

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....

Timing is everything.

Timing is everything.

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...

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...

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...

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....