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I would've loved to have been in a band, but sadly I just wasn't good enough.

I didn't have bands that I was playing with growing up, so I learned to try to adapt and play these songs that were guitar songs on the piano, and sing them.

Throughout my whole life, as a performer, I've never played with a band. I've always played alone, so I was never required to stay in rhythm or anything. So it was a real different experience for me to start playing with a band. There were so many basic things for me to learn.

I'm not into bands for the sake of being into bands. I've grown past that. There was a time in my life when I was that guy.

There's definitely a solitary aspect to not having a band, and there are times when I wish that I did.

Ultimately, running a band is about the relationships you have with people.

I've always just given myself to the band, if you know what I mean, and been busy with that.

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.