“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” LittlesPlayArtistFeltAudienceFrontsBandMembersSoloMikeLittle TimeBand Members Author:Tommy Shaw
“There were some older guitarists on my side of town, and I got to know many of them” KnowsSidesTownsGuitarGuitarist Author:Tommy Shaw
“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” WantTryingHandsFunFiguresLessonsChords Author:Tommy Shaw
“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” IfsWritingLittlesIdeasMachinesLazyDictation Author:Tommy Shaw
“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” BandThirdsAlbumsSolo Author:Tommy Shaw
“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” FirstsHeartBornChurchGroupsTelevisionSingingSightSundayAlabamaLive Music Author:Tommy Shaw
“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.” WorldIdeasSituationBandExpectationsBoundsBoundariesSoloNo Boundaries Author:Tommy Shaw
“I don't write on tour. There is so much to do day in and day out when you are on the road.” Writing Author:Tommy Shaw