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When I was about 3, my grandf...

When I was about 3, my grandfather used to give me and my sister a nickel to sit out on the front porch with him and sing songs.

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes

Success is fickle, but creati...

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes

I've always stuck with Gibson...

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

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes

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

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.

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes

Once you start thinking about...

Once you start thinking about it in a mercenary frame of mind, then you're finished. You're a joke, because there are too many mercenaries out there already.

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I'd better be on the road, or...

I'd better be on the road, or I'll be going nuts. I'm not the kind of guy who sits around with a pipe and slippers watching soap operas.

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes

Songwriting is the other weig...

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

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes

When you sign with a label, t...

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

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes

You can have fun, but you als...

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 a...

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

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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.

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes

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.

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes

It is all about being open an...

It is all about being open and paying attention to the music in your head. I think most people have original music playing in their heads from time to time.

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes

I soon gave up instruction fo...

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching

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When it stops being fun, stop...

When it stops being fun, stop.

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes

Les Pauls work out real well ...

Les Pauls work out real well for me because I'll beat the hell out of them and they'll still work. The only trouble with them is finding good ones.

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes

I wish I had a nickel for ever...

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

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes

Around '75 when the recession ...

Around '75 when the recession hit, club owners started going to disco because it was cheaper for them to just buy a sound system than it was to hire a band.

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I don't write on tour. There i...

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

Tommy Shaw 32 quotes

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