When a song gets its legs and begins to come to me, this is the euphoric hook that keeps me wanting to continue.

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Timing is everything.

Timing is everything.

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...

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.

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...

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...

When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

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.

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...

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 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 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,...

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

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

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

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...

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 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.

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....

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...

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....