When you sign with a label, they do insist upon certain rights, and if you have a competent attorney, your rights will be protected.

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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....

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...

Timing is everything.

Timing is everything.

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...

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 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,...

When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

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...

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...

We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

We're kind of defined by our mistakes.

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...

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

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.

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...

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 soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.

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...

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 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'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...