66 Quotes by Tommy Shaw

I feel like I have the greatest life an artist could dream of

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 a band.

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

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

Make sure you know what you are signing when you sign a recording contract.

Les Pauls work out real well for me because I'll beat the hell out of them and they'll still work. The only trouble with them is finding good ones.

I don't write on tour. There is so much to do day in and day out when you are on the road

I soon gave up instruction for self-teaching

I don't like looking back.