Tommy Shaw

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. ↗

— Tommy Shaw

#because #finding #good #good ones #hell

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

— Tommy Shaw

#know #make #recording #sign #signing

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. ↗

— Tommy Shaw

#acoustic guitar #also #basic #electric #electric guitar

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. ↗

— Tommy Shaw

#already #because #finished #frame #joke

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

— Tommy Shaw

#creatively #me #opposite #other #out

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift. ↗

— Tommy Shaw

#fickle #gift #success #success is

There were some older guitarists on my side of town, and I got to know many of them. ↗

— Tommy Shaw

#guitarists #i #know #many #older

Timing is everything. ↗

— Tommy Shaw

#timing #timing is everything

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

#because #doing #down #figure #lazy

We're kind of defined by our mistakes. ↗

— Tommy Shaw

#kind #mistakes #our