American - Musician | September 11, 1953 -
I'm not the kind of guy who deserves to play a vintage guitar because I'm too rough on instruments.
Tommy Shaw
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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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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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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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If music became extinct now, I don't know what I'd be good for.
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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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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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When a song gets its legs and begins to come to me, this is the euphoric hook that keeps me wanting to continue.
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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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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 have always been a sucker for the big, upbeat chorus.
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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.
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