Top 35 Quotes by Tommy Shaw

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.

I wrote songs all my life, where anyone wanted to hear them or not.

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

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.

I don't like looking back.

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.

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.

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