I love the idea of stepping out of the band situation into a solo world with no boundaries, no expectations, where nothing is out of bounds.

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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.

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.

We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

Timing is everything.

Timing is everything.

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 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...

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

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 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...

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...

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,...

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...