We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

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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...

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....

Timing is everything.

Timing is everything.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

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...

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...

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...

When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

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'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 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.

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 soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.

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...

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...

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.

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....

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...