When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

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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...

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

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

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 soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.

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...

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'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...

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.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...