We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

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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.

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.

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...

I don't like looking back.

I don't like looking back.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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...

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....

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 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...

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....

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

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

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...

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.