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Tommy Shaw

I never did heroin, because I...

I never did heroin, because I thought that meant I was doing heavy drugs, which shows you the insanity of doing drugs. I probably should have done heroin, because I understand heroin actually makes you feel good. Cocaine just makes you stupid.

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Tommy Shaw

I wish I had a nickel for eve...

I wish I had a nickel for every song that I've left in the bathroom, written down on a matchbox, or just totally forgotten about

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Tommy Shaw

If I have an idea, I write it...

If I have an idea, I write it down, although I usually carry a little dictation machine with me because I'm too lazy to write

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Tommy Shaw

We were playing popular music...

We were playing popular music, but we were doing our own arrangements because we were too lazy to sit down and figure out the originals

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Tommy Shaw

When I was a kid, I liked the...

When I was a kid, I liked the newer music that was coming out. I have never really felt confined by any style of music. I would play in bands that were soul bands or that played standards - any kind of music that I enjoyed playing.

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Tommy Shaw

It was more fun trying to fig...

It was more fun trying to figure out I Want To Hold Your Hand than to take lessons. By this time I knew basic chords

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Tommy Shaw

There were some older guitari...

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

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Tommy Shaw

I remember my first moment on...

I remember my first moment onstage was at a 4-H contest at the Pratville Junior High School cafeteria auditorium around 1965. I had my first electric, a Silvertone with the amp built into the case, and I won first prize.

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Tommy Shaw

If music became extinct now, ...

If music became extinct now, I dont know what Id be good for.

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Tommy Shaw

As a solo artist, I just felt...

As a solo artist, I just felt cemented in front of the mike stand. There was very little time to play with the audience and be a band member

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Tommy Shaw

By the time I did that third ...

By the time I did that third solo album, I'd finally learned how to do it, but I'd also learned that I liked being in a band

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Tommy Shaw

I was born in Alabama and my ...

I was born in Alabama and my first live music experiences were in church. Every Sunday we watched regional gospel groups on television singing their hearts out

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Tommy Shaw

When I became 16 I started th...

When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes
Tommy Shaw

We were playing popular music...

We were playing popular music, but we were doing our own arrangements because we were too lazy to sit down and figure out the originals.

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes
Tommy Shaw

I love the idea of stepping o...

I love the idea of stepping out of the band situation into a solo world with no boundaries, no expectations, where nothing is out of bounds.

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Tommy Shaw

I like being on the road, liv...

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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Tommy Shaw

On acoustic guitar I tend to ...

On acoustic guitar I tend to stay in the key of D for some reason. On electric guitar I keep basic: C, G, D, and A. The key of D minor is also real good for me.

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes
Tommy Shaw

If music became extinct now, ...

If music became extinct now, I don't know what I'd be good for.

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes
Tommy Shaw

Success is fickle, but creati...

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes
Tommy Shaw

As a solo artist, I just felt...

As a solo artist, I just felt cemented in front of the mike stand. There was very little time to play with the audience and be a band member.

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes

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