"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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"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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"Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift."

Success

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

Day

"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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"I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching."

Self

"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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"I feel like I have the greatest life an artist could dream of."

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"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."

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"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."

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

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"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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