American - Musician | September 11, 1953 -
Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They balance me out creatively.
Tommy Shaw
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I feel like I have the greatest life an artist could dream of.
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When it stops being fun, stop.
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I wrote songs all my life, where anyone wanted to hear them or not.
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Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.
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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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Make sure you know what you are signing when you sign a recording contract.
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I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching.
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We're kind of defined by our mistakes.
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By the time I did that third solo album, I'd finally learned how to do it, but I'd also learned that I liked being in a band.
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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.
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