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

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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...

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...

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...

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,...

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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.

When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

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.