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

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

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

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching

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.

I remember my first moment onstage was at a 4-H contest at the Pratville Junior High School cafeteria auditorium around 1965. I had my first electric, a Silvertone with the amp built into the case, and I won first prize.