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 Copy Share Image
I remember my first moment onstage was at a 4-H contest at the Pratville Junior High School cafeteria auditorium around 1965. I had my first electric, a Silvertone with the amp built into the case, and I won first prize. — Tommy Shaw Copy Share Image
I love the idea of stepping out of the band situation into a solo world with no boundaries, no expectations, where nothing is out… — Tommy Shaw Copy Share Image
When you sign with a label, they do insist upon certain rights, and if you have a competent attorney, your rights will be protected. — Tommy Shaw Copy Share Image
I'm not the kind of guy who deserves to play a vintage guitar because I'm too rough on instruments. — Tommy Shaw Copy Share Image
We were playing popular music, but we were doing our own arrangements because we were too lazy to sit down and figure out the… — Tommy Shaw Copy Share Image
Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They balance me out creatively. — Tommy Shaw Copy Share Image
There were some older guitarists on my side of town, and I got to know many of them — Tommy Shaw Copy Share Image
Make sure you know what you are signing when you sign a recording contract. — Tommy Shaw Copy Share Image
