We're kind of defined by our mistakes

- Tommy Shaw

Around '75 when the recession hit, club owners started going to disco because it was cheaper for them to just buy a sound system than it was to hire …

- Tommy Shaw

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.

- Tommy Shaw

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

- 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

- Tommy Shaw

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

- Tommy Shaw

Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They balance me out creatively.

- Tommy Shaw

When I was a kid, I liked the newer music that was coming out. I have never really felt confined by any style of music. I would play in bands that we…

- 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 …

- Tommy Shaw