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Tommy Shaw

"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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"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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"If music became extinct now, I don't know what I'd be good for."
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"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."
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"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."
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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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"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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"You can have fun, but you also have to put on your thinking cap every day."
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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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