I wrote songs all my life, where anyone wanted to hear them or not.

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You can have fun, but you also have to put on your thinking cap every day.

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Make sure you know what you are signing when you sign a recording contract.

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There were some older guitarists on my side of town, and I got to know many of them.

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I don't write on tour. There is so much to do day in and day out when you are on the road.

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I'm not the kind of guy who deserves to play a vintage guitar because I'm too rough on instruments.

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I like being on the road, living in hotels. While I've got a real nice house, I go crazy when I'm there.

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I've always stuck with Gibsons. I've had Guilds and Fenders, too, but I always wind up going back to Gibsons.

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Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They balance me out creatively.

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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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