I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching

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

When a song gets its legs and begins to come to me, this is the euphoric hook that keeps me wanting to continue.

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.

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.

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