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

I have always been a sucker for the big, upbeat chorus.

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

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

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.

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.

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