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

There were some older guitarists on my side of town, and I got to know many of them

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.

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.

We were playing popular music, but we were doing our own arrangements because we were too lazy to sit down and figure out the originals

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

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.