I didn't want to be a sideman. My own style was coming out and I was into my own writing. I wrote a whole album, I arranged it all with pencil and paper. I did eventually do a lot of… — Shuggie Otis Copy Share Image
I write titles of songs a lot. sometimes I'll end up writing a song that I don't have a title for and I'll say,… — Shuggie Otis Copy Share Image
With the groups who asked me to join them - like the Rolling Stones, Spirit, David Bowie, and Blood, Sweat & Tears - I… — Shuggie Otis Copy Share Image
There were a couple of companies that wanted to put me with a producer, and I said, "Well, I just produced my last album,"… — Shuggie Otis Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'll hear some music in my head or I'll go to the piano and mess around and come up with a tune, or be on the guitar and come up with some chords - or I'll come up with lines, or just some words, or just a sentence. It could be the title of a song. I do that… — Shuggie Otis Copy Share
I went to so many record labels - name any one - and they all turned me down. For some reason I just got the thumbs down for years and years. It sounds like I'm making that up, but it's true. I'm too serious about music and my creations to take just any kind of deal. There were a couple… — Shuggie Otis Copy Share
I was never pushed into the business. I wanted to play the guitar. When my dad found out I could play pretty good he… — Shuggie Otis Copy Share Image
I got a drum set at the age of four. I wasn't playing that well, just kind of banging around. I just wanted to… — Shuggie Otis Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be a sideman. My own style was coming out and I was into my own writing. I wrote a whole… — Shuggie Otis Copy Share Image
When we go into the 80's it has more of a pop feel. But it's what I wanted to do. I wasn't trying to… — Shuggie Otis Copy Share Image
