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"If music became extinct now, I don't know what I'd be good for."
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"As I fingered my way through the songs, I felt my worries slough away. My music has always been the best remedy for my dark moods. As I sang, even my bruises seemed to pain me less."
"Miranda raised her eyebrows. Apparently she hadn't figured me for a country music fan. I liked her for that."
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"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."
"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."
"I'm not the kind of guy who deserves to play a vintage guitar because I'm too rough on instruments."
"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."
"Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They balance me out creatively."
"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."
"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."
"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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