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
We're kind of defined by our mistakes - Tommy Shaw
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
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 …
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They balance me out creatively. - Tommy Shaw
Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They balance me out creatively.
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
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 …
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
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…
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