When I became 16 I started thinking seriously about singing.

It was more fun trying to figure out I Want To Hold Your Hand than to take lessons. By this time I knew basic chords

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

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

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

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.

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.