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 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....

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...

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....

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

Timing is everything.

Timing is everything.

I was born in Alabama and my first live music experiences were in church. Every...

I was born in Alabama and my first live music experiences were in church. Every...

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 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...

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....

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 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...