Tommy Shaw Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

Tommy Shaw quotes and sayings page 2 (71 year old musician). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 36 we have for him.

“We're kind of defined by our mistakes.”

“Once you start thinking about it in a mercenary frame of mind, then you're finished. You're a joke, because there are too many mercenaries out there already.”

“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.”

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

“I've always stuck with Gibsons. I've had Guilds and Fenders, too, but I always wind up going back to Gibsons.”

“If music became extinct now, I don't know what I'd be good for.”

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

“It is all about being open and paying attention to the music in your head. I think most people have original music playing in their heads from time to time.”

“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.”