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 Copy Share Image
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 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
