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.

We're kind of defined by our mistakes

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching

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

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

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